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Desserts
Cranberry-Orange Oatmeal Cookies
Oatmeal cookies with a refreshing citrus twist
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Serve this fluffy whip with fresh fruit or butter cookies, or be totally decadent: Top it with chocolate chips.
This cookie combines the best of the cookie and candy world
Good things still come in small packages
From Kristen Ferguson, mom of Cody, 6, Lucas, 3, and Miranda, 1, Sacramento, CA (Makes 4 dozen)
- 1 1⁄2 cups white flour
- 1⁄2 cup whole-wheat flour
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1⁄4 tsp ground ginger
- 1⁄8 tsp ground cloves
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1⁄2 tsp salt
- 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed dark-brown sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1⁄2 cup maple syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Zest of one orange
- 2 1⁄2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 1⁄2 cups dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
- 1 1⁄2 cups toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, spices, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and dark-brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs. Then add maple syrup, vanilla, and orange zest.
3. Add flour mixture into butter mixture. When almost incorporated, stir in the oats, cranberries, and pecans.
4. Place tablespoon-size dollops on a buttered baking sheet; bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
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