So in addition to being a full-time student and part-time employee, I am also the honorary “mother” of my roommate’s freshmen ministry small group. I don’t quite remember how I earned this position, but sometime last semester I decided to send cupcakes with Rebecca to her small group… and the next week I sent cookies… and every week after that I sent her with some baked good or another. (Incidentally, all the girls made me the most adorable thank-you notes towards the end of the semester. You know, with big bubble letters and hearts and everything. It was awesome.)
When I got home from classes around 4:00 this afternoon, I realized that today is the first small group meeting of the semester! Time to throw something together fast. Last week I devised some elaborate plan to make mini-trifles based on my amazing almond-chocolate pudding that I mentioned in passing a few posts ago, but that brilliant plan will have to wait for some other week since I don’t have the necessary ingredients hanging out in the pantry.
I do, however, have everything I need to make some yummy cookies I baked last semester while stressing over finals: these cookies from RecipeGirl. (I omit the chocolate drizzle, hence making them “double chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies” instead of “triple chocolate”.) There is something just wonderful about these cookies. Rather, everything about these cookies is just wonderful: White and dark chocolate chips. Dried cranberries. Oatmeal. And I swear the dough has the perfect amount of cinnamon. It’s magical. Really truly and honestly magical.
Whenever someone asks me what my favorite cookie is, I usually reply that I don’t have one. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love cookies. I love eating cookies. I love baking cookies. (In fact, they’re probably my favorite thing to bake… quick, endless possibilities, and you really can’t mess them up.) But there’s never been a cookie that I just adore a thousand times more than any other… well, until maybe now. This may become my signature cookie recipe!
Based on my wonderment with these cookies last semester, I didn’t change a thing from my previous attempt for this go round. (Shocking, I know.) The only difference between “my” recipe and RecipeGirl’s is that I chose to use dark chocolate chips instead of milk chocolate, to use dried cranberries instead of fresh or frozen, and to omit the chocolate drizzle.
The recipe can be found here.
They look absolutely perfect. Will have to try your version for sure!
Hi there,
Is this cookie crispy or chewy? It looks good.
It’s more soft than crispy. My roommate prefers cookies crispy, though, so I usually let one sheet bake for an extra minute or two to give the outside a little crunch.
These look delectable. I am going to try them asap. Wonderful pictures. Thanks for sharing!
These look fantastic I’m gonna have to give them a try myself. Thanks!