3/4 cup butter flavor crisco
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup dark molasses
1 egg
2 tbsp milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp allspice
1 cup crushed whole-berry cranberry sauce
1/2 cup sliced almonds, broken
3 cup quick oats, uncooked (not instant o, r old fashioned)
Directions
1. Heat oven to 375'F. Grease baking sheet with Butter Flavor Crisco.
2. Combine Butter Flavor Crisco and brown sugar in large bowl. Beat at
medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in molasses,
egg, milk and vanilla.
3. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and allspice. Mix into
creamed mixture at low speed until just blended. Stir in cranberry
sauce and nuts. Stir in oats with spoon. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough
2" apart onto prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake at 375'F. for 12 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes on
baking sheet. Remove to wire rack.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
Servings: 48 servings
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Categories: Cookie; Cranberry; Fruit
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