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These oatmeal bars are packed with white chocolate and dried cranberries. They’re soft, chewy, and completely addicting.
Did y’all have a fabulous Thanksgiving?
I don’t know about you, but I am still super thankful for the amount of sausage dressing, sweet potato casserole, and green bean casserole with bacon that I was able to consume. My brother smoked the turkey and I ate a boatload of that too. Smoked turkey is way mo’ bettah than a traditional roasted turkey if you ask me.
Anyway! It’s officially Christmas season, my friends.
I’m so glad. I’ve been decorated for weeks. I’ve been baking Christmas cookies for months. My kids have been begging me to stop threatening them with Santa all year.
Christmas is basically a year ’round thing in this house, so I’m glad to finally be where the rest of the world is in terms of celebrating. Woohoo!
Today I’m bringing you these oatmeal bars that are fully loaded with white chocolate chips and dried cranberries.
I am kind of anti raisins in baked goods, but that doesn’t translate over to dried cranberries for some reason. Cranberries somehow get even better when they’re all shriveled up and pitiful looking. Grapes…not so much, if you ask me.
These oatmeal bars are super soft. You’re going to love adding these to your Christmas cookie trays! And, since they’re bars, they’re really easy to make. None of that scooping 50 balls of cookie dough and then baking 13 different pans of cookies. You’ll just spread the cookie dough in a 9×13 baking dish, pop it in the oven, and you’re practically done.
If you love oatmeal cookies, be sure to check out my oatmeal chocolate chip bars. They’re one of my favorite cookie recipes on this site, and that’s saying a lot. Other favorites include my monster cookies and perfect chocolate chip cookies.
White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Bars
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups butter melted
- 1 cups white chocolate chips
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray or line the pan with parchment paper.
- Add everything but the white chocolate chips and cranberries to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until just combined.
- Stir in the white chocolate chips and cranberries by hand.
- Spread the batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until a tester comes out with just a few moist crumbs. Bars should look slightly underdone.
- Let cool 1 hour before cutting into bars.
Gina H says
Love how it just really requires one big mixing bowl. I used my hand mixer after stirring up the ingredients a little. In the oven now! Thank you, so much simpler and quicker than cookies.
Karly says
Hope you enjoy the cookie bars, Gina! 🙂
Todd Ryzow says
My daughter and I enjoy cooking together, and these were perfect for us. Thank you!
Karly says
Thanks, Todd!
Gina (Love, Auntie) says
Let me begin by saying I am a VERY simple cook. I avoid complicated recipes. I made this for a ladies group – dessert dish. It was a huge hit. The combo of cranberries and white chocolate… YUM! Thanks so much for posting.
Heidi says
These look so good…do they freeze well after baking?
Karly says
I don’t really freeze baked goods myself, but I can’t see any reason that they wouldn’t do well.
Kelly says
Is that true 1-1/4 cups butter??? Seems like an awful lot.
Karly says
Yes, the butter is correct.
Nikki Wms says
this is my third time coming to your site to get this recipe, so these are truly amazing and my husband and all 3 kids LOVE LOVE LOVE when I make these. I have made them to bring to our camper as a handy snack and it was a huge hit. I send these with my daughter to school for her snack. This time I am going to change the miz-ins but Thank you for sharing this it has become a must in our house!! Easy Easy to make and they are so very delicious!!
Karly says
Hi Nikki! I’m so glad to hear these bars are such a hit for your family! Thanks for sharing!
Jane says
SOUND FANTASTIC – BUT 42 GRAMS OF SUGAR – WAY TOO MUCH….AND NOT GOOD FOR THE KIDS EITHER….
Asnat says
I made them low sugar by using swerve brown sugar sweetener and Lily’s sugar free white chocolate chips and low fat by substituting apple sauce for the butter
Udhay S says
Yummy. I imagine that would be really tasty too. You’ve given me all kinds of ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Fida | Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
These bars look so good, love how chewy and moist they look inside! I’ll be adding this recipe to my must bake list.
cakespy says
White chocolate and cranberry is my JAM, yo. These bars look awesome!
Elena says
These bars are gorgeous, Karly! White chocolate and cranberry is a delicious combo!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com says
These white chocolate cranberry oatmeal bars look amazing Karly. It’s great that you’ve used dried
cranberries here as sometimes it’s a struggle for me to get fresh cranberries. Oh and if my Lynne
knew that you already had your Christmas decorations up, she’d be putting ours up too. But I think
that can wait until next week here. LOL
Valentina | The Baking Fairy says
These bars look absolutely scrumptious! I love the combo of white chocolate and cranberries, and I’m sure the oatmeal adds some amazing texture!
Liz says
So many of my favorite cookie ingredients in these glorious bar cookies!! Pinning as these MUST happen in my kitchen!!
Dawn @ Words Of Deliciousness says
These bars look delicious. I love the white chocolate and dried cranberry combination. I love any kind of oatmeal cookie or bar.