Dairy-Free Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies are chewy crisp cookies with a flavorful spark of dried cranberries. Mix, drop and bake for a delicious treat.
One of the fastest ways I know to get a sweet treat in the house is by making cookies. The variety is endless and the ingredients are probably already in your cupboard.
The ingredients for this cookie recipe probably are anyway. The dough comes together quick and the outcome of your baking is undeniably good.
Do you have a cookie jar? The one I use is a large square clear glass jar that has a wide mouth and a silver toned screw on lid. Your hand can fit inside and reach all the way inside to the bottom. When no one is eating them the jar sits out as a design element on one of my counters.
Have you seen any of those old cookie jars from around the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s? They are in all the antique stores and they are also pretty scary.
Porky Pig, beehives, owls and heads of famous movie characters are just a few you could choose from. Isn’t it great how we have moved away from that craze?
I shouldn’t bad mouth those old cookie jars. As they say “Everything comes around again”. It’s usually around every 40-50 years the styles comes back. In everything!
Clothes, hair, decor. We are coming up to the 70’s in design time so they must have decided to skip the character cookie jars.
Another cookie that often graces my big clear glass jar is a no-bake one – No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are really worth making too. And the most popular one on my website so far is Apple Pie Cookies.
Dairy-Free Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies are also a good one because they can be made over the holidays. Cranberries brighten up so many recipes and their deep burgundy color is so pretty.
Dairy-Free Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
Dairy-Free Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies are chewy crisp cookies with a flavorful spark of dried cranberries
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup dairy free butter
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dairy free milk
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Lightly grease a baking sheet or use a silicone baking mat.
- In a medium bowl and with a hand mixer beat the dairy-free butter and sugars together until light an fluffy.
- Beat in the vanilla and dairy-free milk.
- In a large bowl mix flour, baking soda and spices. Stir.
- Add the butter mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well.
- By hand, stir in the oats and cranberries.
- Spoon tablespoons of dough onto the baking sheet 2" apart.
- Flatten slightly with the bottom of a flat drinking glass.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 12-15 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let set a minute or so and then remove them to a cooling rack.
Recipe Notes
IF FREEZING:
Package in rigid sided containers as defined in my article How to Prepare Food for the Freezer.
TO PREPARE AFTER FREEZING:
Remove from the freezer and just set out. They defrost in no time.
Ginny McMeans says
No I haven’t but it wouldn’t work Sara. It needs to whip into a light an d fluffy mixture which wouldn’t work with wet coconut oil.
Sara says
Have you tried this with coconut oil in place of non- dairy butter?
Ginny McMeans says
Almond Milk and Coconut milk would be perfect Christine. Just pick the one you like the most.
Christine says
What milk alternative works best in sweets ( other than soy)? Definitely going to make these!
Thanks
Anjali @ Vegetarian Gastronomy says
Yum these look so moist and soft!! I love oatmeal cookies, and adding cranberries is even better!!
Karen @ Seasonal Cravings says
This looks like a delicious fall treat and I know my kids would love to see these when they come home from school.
Hannah Hossack-Lodge says
I’ve been on the lookout for a good vegan/dairy free cookie recipe and these look like they might just be it! They look utterly scrumptious!
Hannah Hossack-Lodge says
I’ve been on the lookout for a good dairy free cookie recipe and these look like they might just be it! They look utterly scrumptious!
Dana says
These sound unreal! I love chewy oatmeal cookies and I *love* putting raisins in them — so incorporating cranberries would be a welcomed addition or sub-in in this house.
Jordan says
I love all the ingredient, I definitely want to try these! I love oatmeal cookies!
Ginny McMeans says
I hope you do Nancy! Happy baking.
Nancy | The Bitter Side of Sweet says
It has been way too long since I made cookies! Definitely need to give these a try!
Ginny McMeans says
Of course Sarah. I always play with my recipes too.
Ginny McMeans says
Fantastic Melissa! The combination is so good and festive too.
Ginny McMeans says
They really are Mel and thanks!
Sarah says
These look so good! I might try them with chocolate chips too—you know, just to compare and test 😉
Melissa @ Vegan Huggs says
These look and sound scrumptious! I’m a big oatmeal cookie fan and these are making me drool! I love the addition of cranberries, too. These are on the must-make list 🙂
Mel |avirtualvegan.com says
I haven’t had a cranberry cookie in years! I need to change that. These look so hearty and delicious!
Ginny McMeans says
Hahaha! Yes, get that apron on!
eat good 4 life says
I am so jealous. These cookies look superb. This is what I need right now! I need to get my cookie apron on!
Ginny McMeans says
That’s great Michelle and thanks so much!
Ginny McMeans says
Me too Becky! I put them in my cereal too 🙂
Ginny McMeans says
Fantastic Katerina! You’re going to love them.
Ginny McMeans says
Now that’s a smart boy!
Ginny McMeans says
Oh, I hope you do Jenn. Thanks so much!
Ginny McMeans says
You’ve sold me on that idea Dianne. Cookies in the afternoon. My new motto 🙂
Ginny McMeans says
Yes! That’s what we all need. A cookie season! Thanks Mary Ellen.
Ginny McMeans says
Thanks so much Jocelyn. That means a lot to me.
Ginny McMeans says
They are fun to have and thanks for your visits Stephanie!
Ginny McMeans says
Thanks so much Amy! Glad you like them 🙂
Michelle | A Latte Food says
Cranberry cookies are a Christmas staple around here! These are absolutely gorgeous!
Becky Striepe says
These look so good! I love cranberries in a cookie.
katerina @ diethood.com says
These are such an amazing treat!! I can’t wait to try them!!
Michelle says
Cookies really are the perfect comfort food, as far as I’m concerned! My son would love these…he prefers oatmeal cookies to chocolate chip.
Jenn says
I could so go for a stack of these right now! They look absolutely perfect! I’m thinking I might have to make these for Thanksgiving this year!
Dianne's Vegan Kitchen says
These look like the perfect fall afternoon treat!
Mary Ellen @ VNutrition says
It’s getting cooler here so it’s cookie season for me! Can’t wait to try these! I also need to get myself a cookie jar. 🙂
Stephanie says
It seems pretty ridiculous, but I do NOT have a cookie jar!! I need to fix that and fill it with these cookies!
Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day says
These cookies look wonderful, Ginny! Cranberry with oatmeal is such a great combination.