White Chocolate Dipped Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or margarine - softened
• 1 cup brown sugar - packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups craisins - or dried cherries
• 1 1/4 cups oatmeal
• 12 ounces chocolate chips
• 12 ounces white chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• Red sugar, optional

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from recipetips.com

Preparation

Step 1

•Beat butter or margarine at medium speed with an electric mixer until cream.
•Gradually add sugars, beating well.
•Add eggs and vanilla and beat until blended.
•Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
•Gradually add this to the butter mixture, beating untl blended.
•Stir in craisins, chocolate chips and oatmeal. The batter will be stiff.
•Drop dough by heaping tablespoons, two inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
•Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
•Cool on the baking sheet for one minute and then transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
•Microwave the white chocolate and shortening in a medium mixing bowl on high for 30 seconds; stir the mixture. Repeat the process until the white chocolate is melted.
•Dip half of each cookie into the melted chocolate, letting the excess drip back into the bowl.
•Place dipped cookies on waxed paper.
•Sprinkle with red sugar if desired.