For day two of the 12 Days of Cookies, "Good Morning America" enlisted the help of celebrity chef -- and all-around ray of culinary sunshine -- Carla Hall.
Hall joined "GMA" to show Gio Benitez how to whip up her cranberry white chocolate oatmeal cookies.
See the full recipe below.
Makes: 3 quarts of dough
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
12 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
2 1/4 cups brown sugar
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats (NOT quick oats)
1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
Directions
Mix together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, baking soda and nutmeg. Set aside.
Cream butter and both sugars just until combined; add eggs and vanilla and mix for 2 minutes. Incorporate flour mixture, a little at a time, until blended, but not overworked.
Add in the oats, dried cranberries, and white chocolate; mix thoroughly to distribute.
Spoon the dough into a gallon-size resealable bag and flatten the dough to completely fill the bag. Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour to chill the butter or freeze for up to 3 months.
Remove from the refrigerator and carefully remove the dough from the bags. Cut into 1/2-inch cubes, or desired cube size, and place on parchment paper lined baking sheets.
Bake cookies in a preheated 350 F oven until cookies are lightly golden, 8 to 10 minutes (depending on size), but still soft in the center if pressed lightly.
Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
Store cookies in an airtight container.
