cranberry orange pistachio cookies

🍪 Cranberry Orange Pistachio Cookies (Oatmeal-style)

Ingredients (makes ~24 cookies) bhg.com+15cookingwithcurls.com+15wellbeing.com.au+15:

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened

• ¾ cup brown sugar, lightly packed

• 1 large egg

• ½ tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tsp finely grated orange zest

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp ground cinnamon

• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg

• ½ cup milk (e.g., cashew milk)

• 1½ cups rolled oats

• ¾ cup chopped, dried cranberries

• ¼ cup chopped pistachios

For the Orange Glaze reddit.com+12cookingwithcurls.com+12bhg.com+12:

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• ½ tsp orange zest

• 2 Tbsp orange juice

• ¼ tsp vanilla extract

🔪 Instructions

1. Prep: Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Line baking sheets with parchment.

2. Make Dough: Cream butter, egg, and brown sugar. Mix in vanilla, milk, and orange zest. Beat in dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg). Stir in oats, cranberries, and pistachios. reddit.com+4reddit.com+4reddit.com+4reddit.com+4reddit.com+4reddit.com+4cookingwithcurls.com

3. Bake: Drop tablespoon-sized scoops of dough onto sheets. Bake 10–12 minutes (or 12–14 for larger cookies), until edges are set. Cool on the sheet 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack. bbcgoodfood.com+10tastykitchen.com+10reddit.com+10

4. Glaze: Whisk glaze ingredients until smooth, drizzle over cooled cookies.

✨ Why These Stand Out

• Rolled oats give chewiness.

• Warm spices (cinnamon & nutmeg) complement the citrus.

• Texture contrast: chewy cranberries, crunchy pistachios.

• Bright orange glaze ties the flavors together beautifully.

♻️ Variations & Tips

• Sprinkle extra pistachios or cranberries on top before baking. reddit.com+3reddit.com+3reddit.com+3reddit.com+9cookingwithcurls.com+9wallflowerkitchen.com+9culinaryginger.com

• For a crisp, shortbread-style cookie, check out Wallflower Kitchen’s version with mixed spices & a lower flour-to-butter ratio. wellbeing.com.au+14wallflowerkitchen.com+14bbcgoodfood.com+14

• Prefer gluten-free? Use oats and flour substitutions like almond flour cookies from Every Last Bite. reddit.com+11everylastbite.com+11cookingwithcurls.com+11

Would you like a gluten-free, vegan, or white chocolate–studded version?