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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies- yield about 4 1/2 dozen cookies

4 oz butter, 1/2 cup
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 tsp salt
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 large egg
1 tsp baking soda
1 3/4 cup ( 7 oz) fresh milled whole wheat flour
1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup dried cranberries or other dried fruits

Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease two baking sheets. In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter, shortening, sugars, vanilla, salt and vinegar. Add in the egg then the baking soda, vanilla and oats. Stir in the chips and dried fruit. Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes, until they're golden brown. Remove the cookies form the oven, and cool on a rack.

1 comment:

  1. I'm making these for my holiday cookie exchange at work!

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