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Vegan Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies (V, GF, DF): an easy recipe for oat flour cranberry chocolate chip cookies made with whole ingredients. Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy-Free.
Serious question time: do you consider cranberries more Christmas-y or more Thanksgiving-y? And if you don’t celebrate either of those holidays, what do you associate cranberries with?
Yep, that’s a tough one! It’s like the time I pondered the question: is The Nightmare Before Christmas movie about Christmas or Halloween? Like, woah. Brain teaser, right? 😉 But before we get into a raging debate about that one, let’s bring it back to cranberries.
I wasn’t too sure of the answer myself. Especially since I kinda/sorta
have been sharing cranberry recipes here on the blog since September. Ooops. So now might (or might not, depending on how faulty my info is) be the perfect time to present my vegan cranberry chocolate chip cookies.
The thing is, I totally made cranberry bites and trail mix cookies, and then sorta lost track of these beloved ruby red beauties due to all the pumpkin and candy fervor. Cranberries, my love, will you forgive me?
Ahem. Growing up, I actually didn’t eat too many cranberries. We had some occasional cranberry sauce with Thanksgiving meals, and maybe some chocolate cranberry bark here and there (btw, anyone interested in seeing a chocolate cranberry bark ‘round these parts?), but no major appearances of cranberries.
Did you eat a ton of cranberries growing up?
We were more of a raisin and dates kind of family. And by family I mean that raisins and dates happened, but were not welcomed by lil me. I didn’t like either of those guys, or even realize that raisins were actually just dried grapes (still a shocker, to this day), but I eventually came to my senses on both. Just like I did on combo desserts being even better than non-combo desserts… I mean, check out this amazing gluten free cookie cake from A “Mind” Full Mom! Cookie in cake form? Oh. YES. And did I mention the perfect winter libation to accompany that cookie cake? I mean, look at this Winter Sangria!
But wait, what was I saying?
Oh yeah! So now I have no real concept or clue of when people eat these things. Even more confusing, there’s also a crazy surge of cranberry-flavored madness during the summer. Color me cranberry-confused. I imagine it’s a bright red color of confusion. Quite startling, really. And embarrassing. (Who likes to be beet-red ruby red in the face, anyway??)
To add another layer to the confusion, there seems to be a total ranking/favoritism system going on with dried fruits. I could go on about this all day, so I’ll just discuss the three big ones: cranberries, raisins and dates. It’s like dates are at the top of the ladder, cranberries are next, then, far, faaaar down, like probably not even ranked, is raisins.
Poor, wrinkly guy. They’re so yummy, too! But I’m telling you guys, if I shared two recipes that were exactly the same, but one had raisins in it, and the other had cranberries—the clear winner would be cranberries.
So in an effort to play favorites (j/k), allow me to present to you my oat flour vegan cranberry chocolate chip cookies. So full of chocolate, so full of cranberries and so not full of low-ranking raisins. They’re incredible. Once I saw how much everyone enjoyed my cranberry-packed trail mix cookies and no bake bites, I knew I had to whip up another recipe with these ruby gems as the star.
Plus, once and for all, declare cranberries as an official crossover holiday ingredient. You with me? 🙂 Heck, we can even be rebels together and make these vegan cranberry chocolate chip cookies in the summer. Or the spring (don’t hold back now!). And if you’re actually feeling more blue(berry) than cran-ruby red right now, try these amazing blueberry cookies from my talented friend Erin at Texanerin. And while I’m at it, here’s a fantastic allergy-friendly Thanksgiving round-up from Allergylicious to help you get through the holidays. 🙂 Okay, one last one! Check out these gluten free cut out sugar cookies! .Make sure to veganize it if you’re looking for vegan sugar cookies! 😉
Now, let me tell you all about these official crossover holiday/all-seasons-ready-I’m-sure treats. My gluten free vegan cranberry chocolate chip cookies are:
- wonderfully soft on the inside, lightly chewy on the outside
- vegan, gluten free, dairy-free
- made in just two bowls
- packed full of sweet, tart cranberries
- perfectly balanced with chocolate chips
- made with feel-good ingredients
- plant-based and allergy-friendly
- perfect for the holidays and all the other days
Try your hand at creating homemade cookies that will impress your family, your tastebuds, and even your kids (yeah, I said it). I’m so happy to spend the holidays getting ready with you. I can’t wait to hear what you think of this recipe. In the mean time, tell me:
What season do you associate cranberries with? What’s your favorite way to eat cranberries?
I can’t wait to hear what you think. Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter. ❤️
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Vegan Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies (V, Gluten Free, Oat Flour)
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups gluten free oat flour
- ½ cup gluten free rolled oats
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 flax eggs, 2 tablespoons ground flax + 6 tablespoons water, whisked together, set for 10 minutes
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Add-in Ingredients
- ¾ cup dried cranberries, chopped
- ¾ cup vegan chocolate chips
- For topping: 2 tablespoons each of chopped cranberries and vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside for later.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients: oat flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all the wet ingredients: coconut oil, coconut sugar, maple syrup, flax eggs and vanilla. Whisk until thoroughly combined and resembles caramel.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Whisk until you get a sticky and thoroughly combined ball of soft dough. Fold in cranberries and chocolate chips.
- Cover the bowl of cookie dough. Let sit for 10-15 minutes at room temperature—this allows the dry mixture to absorb the wet mixture and become more cohesive.*
- Scoop 2 tablespoons of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Using a fork, flatten cookies into a round disc—they will not spread during baking. Press cranberries and chocolate chips into the tops of the cookies.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes. Using a flat, heatproof spatula, lift cookies off the baking sheet and transfer to a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely. Enjoy! Storing instructions below.
Notes
– Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 weeks.
– These cookies freeze well. Store in an airtight, freezer-friendly container for 1 month.
– More cookie recipes (all V, GF, DF): almond butter chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, double chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies (paleo), peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
– More dried fruit recipes: no bake cranberry coconut bites, no bake oatmeal raisin bars, oatmeal raisin cookie bars.
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Some lovely cranberry recipes from my friends around the ‘web:
Chocolate Banana Cranberry Bread (Paleo, Nut-Free) by Paleo Running Momma
Cranberry Almond Bars (Gluten-Free) by Texanerin
Soft-Baked White Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookies by Sally’s Baking Addiction
What can I use in place of the oat flour? I can’t tolerate oats. Thank you!
Hi Tracy! I’ve had some readers use GF AP flour, but I haven’t tried it myself so I can’t say for sure. If you give it a go, let me know how they turn out! 🙂
I’m going to make these tomorrow. I’ve been looking for a good gluten free cranberry cookie recipe but rather than putting chocolate chips, I’d like to add some macadamia nuts. Do you think it would work to substitute that for the chocolate?
Hi Jade, yes! Just be sure to chop them up before folding into the dough. Can’t wait to hear what you think! 🙂
I made them today. After removing from the oven I noticed a strange smell coming from the cookies. We let them cool and tasted them only to realize they are rancid!! I checked my oat flour and found it had expired a month ago. I’m so disappointed because they look fabulous. Guess I’ll go out and buy more oat flour or make my own.
Oh no! Hopefully you can give them a try in the near future & you love them. Let me know if you give them another shot! 🙂
I couldn’t wait long to make them again so I dashed off to the store to buy oats and ground them myself. Made them last night and they are gone today. Will have to make more I guess cuz everyone loved them, including me!! Thanks for the great recipe!!
At this point, I’m SO invested in the outcome of these cookies!! Haha. I’m beyond pleased that they did not disappoint. Also, go YOU for grinding up your own oat flour. Woot woot! Enjoy & thank you for keeping me posted. 🙂
i made about six vegan cookie recipes including this one to share & give out to my friends and family, and this one was undoubtedly my favorite and the tastiest! easy to make, somewhat healthy, & so addicting! cant lose with this one, yum!!!
Woohoo!! I’m grinning like a fool hearing that my recipe beat out the others!! Haha. 😉 Thank you so much for letting me know how the cookie throwdown (ah, my dramatics lol) turned out. Can’t wait to see what you try next!
These cookies are AMAZING! They are new favorites for me and my kids! I make my own oat flour at home, so they have a grainier texture but they are so darn good. We have already went through 3 batches in less than a week. ..♀️ Thank you for this amazing recipe!
Yay!!! I’m SO happy to hear that you and your family enjoyed these, Brittnee! It must’ve been loads of fun making 3 batches of cookies!! Thank YOU for taking the time to let me know how you liked these. Happy baking!
I was put in charge of baking with my daughters school. It’s a Montessori school and they have a full kitchen for the students to use. They wanted a healthy sweet treat to enjoy for their Christmas party. Everyone was raving over your cookies! I told them they need to come check out your blog. Thank you again!.
It’s so amazing that the kids have a full kitchen to use! That would’ve totally been my dream as a kiddo. 🙂 Aww… thank you SO much for your support. I truly appreciate it. Thank YOU! ❤️
Hi there! will grinding up oats to make the flour on my own work fine? thanks!
Yes, that will! Just make sure to grind it to a fine flour, and measure after your grind. Enjoy!
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can i substitute the coconut oil for something else.
Hi Pat, you can try melted dairy-free butter. Enjoy!
I associate cranberries just with the holidays in general! These cookies look so soft and pillowy! Love the combo of cranberries and chocolate 🙂
In general–I like it! Makes things less confusing, that’s for sure. 😉 Thanks so much, Bethany!
Cranberries are not very popular around here . We don’t even have fresh cranberries in stores. Only dried. … Crazy, right? But I love cranberries !!! And I love these cookies. . Looks sooo delicious. Perfect for office snacking 😉 Can you send me some? 😉
PS. Nightmare before Xmas? Def Xmas cartoon 😉 One of my favorite 😉 Have a wonderful weekend Demeter :*
Growing up, we were a dates and raisins kinda family ourselves! Talk about weird coinky dinks eh?! Back before I came to the US, I think I might have eaten my weight in dates alone – one time I ate so many, I ended up at the doctors office – but that’s another story for another time! Ever since I feasted on a cranberry (think it was in a white chocolate, macadamia nut cranberry cookie) I have loved em and eaten them year round! While I love them in savory recipes – cookies -LIKE THESE- will be my favorite vessel to enjoy them in!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Demeter! xoxo
Definitely a weird coinky dink, but possibly why we’re friends… and share the same sense of humor. Lol. Must’ve been the dates and raisins! Woah, that cookie sounds amazing! And one day I will have to hear this mysterious story… 😉 Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Shashi! 🙂