Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

By MaryEllen

Sounds like a good way to use up someof those bags of frozen Cranberries you found!!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
• 1 3/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 Tbs honey
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 (18-ounce) container uncooked regular oats
• 1 (12-ounce) bag fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1 Tbs grated orange rind
• 1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

1. Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and next 3 ingredients, beating until blended. Gradually add flour and oats, beating at low speed until blended. Stir in cranberries, raisins, orange rind, and walnuts. Shape dough by 1/3 cupfuls into 1/2-inch-thick rounds on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/24 of a recipe (3 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories 346.58
Calories From Fat (43%) 150.42
% Daily Value
Total Fat 17.36g 27%
Saturated Fat 8.05g 40%
Cholesterol 48.13mg 16%
Sodium 63.92mg 3%
Potassium 210.92mg 6%
Total Carbohydrates 43.45g 14%
Fiber 3.23g 13%
Sugar 19.46g
Protein 6.2g 12%