Berry Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
• 1 cup dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, cream together butter and sugars.
• 2 mix in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
• 3 combine flour, salt and cinnamon in a separate bowl.
• 4 add to creamed mixture and stir well.
• 5 add oats and cranberries. mix well.
• 6 cover bowl and let it chill in refrigerator for at least one hour.
• 7 preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease 2 cookie sheets or cover with parchment paper and spray lightly with cooking spray.
• 8 roll the dough into walnut-size balls and place them 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. flatten each cookie with a fork that has be dipped in sugar.
• 9 bake for 10 to 12 minutes. makes 36 cookies.
• 10 additional hint; i used parkay tub margarine and orange flavored cranberries. it gave the cookies a hint of orange flavor. cranberries come in different flavors from ocean spray so these cookies can take on yummy results.
• 11 i also did not chill the dough and used a medium cookie scoop and i did press them with a fork dipped in sugar. these cookies do spread so make sure they are at least 2 inches apart. they were a hit with my family.