When a friend gives you the cutest dessert plates that say The Best Things in Life Have Chocolate Chips, what is a food blogger to do but bake some chocolate chip cookies. I just could not resist since I thought these dessert plates were just too cute. The other plates in the box she gave me all have wonderful food sayings as well and I can’t wait to use them during my next dinner party. My mom used to call this cookie recipe, Cowboy Cookies, not sure where the name came from. I have since added dried cranberries to her original recipe, therefore the name change to Chocolate Chip Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies. Any name you give these cookies, it is hard to eat just one. I have to think the saying on the plate is pretty correct – The Best Things in Life Have Chocolate Chips!
Chocolate Chip Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon hot water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups quick cooking oats
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together shortening and sugars. Add eggs, water and vanilla. Add flour, baking soda and salt to the creamed mixture, mix well. Add oats, chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and walnuts until well combined. Drop rounded teaspoons of dough on parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes. Remove and cool on racks. Yields: 4 dozen cookies