Rob's Cranberry Recipe Version of Oatmeal Cookies

 When I was a kid, I would always help my mother bake cookies around the holidays. She instilled in me a love for baking, so around the holidays I like to bake. She was the ultimate with Christmas sugar cookies, and I can't compare, so I make another favorite, modifying a recipe from Quaker Oats and make Cranberry Oatmeal cookies. Every time I bake, my mom's spirit is around me. The message here is that although our loved ones may have crossed over, they're still in our hearts and our actions. Today's blog has that recipe! 

ROB’S CRANBERRY VERSION OF QUAKER OATS OATMEAL COOKIES

Ingredients

1 1/4 Cup(s) (2-1/2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened or whipped

3/4 Cup(s) firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 Cup(s) granulated sugar

(Photo: My mom in 2009 when she came to visit around Christmastime. She was the best-ever, when it came to baking cookies, pizzelle Italian cookies, apple pies, cakes, etc. Credit: R.G.) 

1 Egg(s)

1 Teaspoon(s) vanilla

1 1/2 Cup(s) all-purpose flour

1 Teaspoon(s) Baking Soda

1 Teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon

1/2 Teaspoon(s) salt (optional)

1/4 Teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg

3 Cup(s) Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)

1 to 1 ½ cups of dried cranberries (your choice- I go for the higher amount)

 

BAKING INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oven to 375°F.  -

In large bowl, beat margarine and sugars until creamy.

Add egg and vanilla; beat well.

Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; mix well.

Add oats; mix well.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto   cookie sheets. – I recommend Spraying them

With cooking oil spray  (although the original recipe calls for ungreased cookie sheets)- they WILL STICK! 

Bake 8 to 9 minutes for a chewy cookie or 10 to 11 minutes for a crisp cookie.

**DO NOT OVERBAKE! – The bottoms will burn**

Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack.

Cool completely and then store in airtight containers… otherwise they will get hard!

NOTE: If they do get too hard, put in a piece of white bread with them, and it will soften them up.