Chewy oatmeal cookies with cranberries

I am visiting my niece soon so, decided to bake something with cranberries because that's her favourite. Moreover, I have extra oatmeal left on my kitchen top, so why not? I googled for recipe that has these 2 ingredients and tada! There are a lot of recipes online but I am used to Joyofbaking's.

This recipe is very easy with short preparation and baking time. However because of my oven space constraint, it became time-consuming as I have to bake them in a total of 3 batches.



Recipe adapted from Joyofbaking with some minor adjustment.

Ingredients:

170g  salted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup granulated white sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup dried cranberries

Steps:

1) Preheat oven to 190dC.

2) Line baking tray with parchment/baking paper.

3) In an electric mixer, beat butter until smooth and creamy.

4) Add white sugar to the mixture and beat until fluffy.

5) Add egg and vanilla extract into the mixture until combined.

6) Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl as and when needed.

7) In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and ground cinnamon. 

8) Add half of the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and beat until incorporated and then add the remaining dry ingredients.

9) About half way through mixing, add rolled oats and dried cranberries to the mixture. Note: If the dough is very soft, cover the mixing bowl and refrigerate until firm (from 30 minutes to 2 hours).

10) For large cookies, use about 2 tablespoons of dough or adjust according to your cookies size preference, and drop onto the prepared baking tray.

11) Bake at 190dC for 20 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges and soft at the centre. Tips: Turn on your oven blower, if there is, for baking evenness. This only applies for cookies, and not for cakes.

12) Cool completely on wire rack.

Enjoy with a cuppa milk!