Copycat Hilton Garden Inn Cookies and a Cookie Swap

• Produce

  • 1/4 Blueberries, dried
  • 1/4 cup Cranberries, dried

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Breakfast Foods

  • 1 Rolled oats

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1 5/8 cups Oats, quick-cooking

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar, packed light
  • 3/4 cup Plus all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 cup Shortening
  • 1 Sparkling sugar or turbinado sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup White chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup White sugar

• Dairy

  • 1/4 cup Butter

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Ingredients

• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 dried blueberries (or blueberry craisins)
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup plus all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons quick-cooking oats
• For topping:
• Rolled Oats
• Sparkling sugar or turbinado sugar

Directions

• Place the dried cranberries, blueberries, and white chocolate chips in a food processor and pulse a few times until you get smaller bits. (This step is optional, but leads to a more authentic cookie).
• With an electric mixer (or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment), cream together the butter, shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar for 1-2 minutes. Dont over mix, as this can cause the cookies to spread.
• Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat for an additional 30 seconds until combined.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter/sugar mixture and beat on low until just combined.
• Stir in the quick oats and the cranberry/blueberry white chocolate mixture.
• Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Use a small cookie scoop to portion out the dough and shape them into squares with your hands. Place the shaped cookies onto the cookie sheets and top with rolled oats and sparkling sugar.
• Place the cookie sheets in the freezer for at least one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• Bake the cookies for 11-13 minutes, until the edges start to lightly brown.
• Cool completely on wire racks.