Ingredients
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter -- room temp
2 each egg
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
4 cup oats, rolled (raw)
1 cup cranberries -- dried
Directions
Cream butter & sugars, beat in eggs and vanilla until smooth. Stir in
oats and cranberries. Shape dough into 2 inch balls, place on greased
baking sheets and flatten slightly. Bake at 325 until lightley
browned, about 12-15 min. Remove and cool on wire racks
Recipe By : LA Times
From: Cheryl Gimenez
Servings: 30 servings
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Categories: Cookie; Cranberry; Fruit
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