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Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies




Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

 Oatmeal cookies are healthy and is a perfect snack for kids.It is crispy and chewy cookies and cranberries makes it more interesting with a sweet tart. For a twist you can add raisins or chocolate chips. This is a perfect holiday cookie.

Recipe adapted from here

Ingredients
Quick or old fashioned oats- 2 cup
All purpose flour- 1 cup
Apple sauce- 1/2 cup
Butter- 1/2 stick
Sugar- 3/4 cup
Egg-2
Baking powder-  1 1/2 tsp
Salt- 1/2 tsp
Ground Cinnamon- 3/4 tsp
Nutmeg- 1/2 tsp
Vanilla extract- 1 tsp
Dried cranberries- 1/2 cup



Heat oven to 350 degree F. Spray cookie sheet and keep ready.
Mix flour,oats,baking soda,salt cinnamon,nutmeg  and set aside.
In a large bowl,beat butter, egg and sugar till it is light and creamy. Add the apple sauce and vanilla extract and combine. Mix in the dry ingredients and cranberries till all come together.
Drop spoon fulls of cookie dough on the sheet or two tables into a small ball. place each ball three inches apart. and bake 14-16 minutes till slightly brown on the outside and firm to touch. Cool completely on wire racks. Cover tightly and store.

Try this..
Hope you will all enjoy!


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  1. www.mahaslovelyhome.comFebruary 8, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    that looks good n so healthy

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  2. Priya SatheeshFebruary 8, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    Very healthy n yummy yummy...

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  3. UnknownFebruary 8, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    liked these healthy cookies and they look gorgeous too

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  4. divyaFebruary 8, 2013 at 11:08 AM

    Yummy yummy...looks so gorgeous.... :-)

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  5. ReshmiFebruary 8, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    cookies look so perfect with milk... nice snaps
    Noel Collections

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  6. RasiFebruary 8, 2013 at 11:27 AM

    wow these look fantastic.. loved the combo!

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  7. Sahasra RecipesFebruary 8, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    Wow yummy cookies. Looks perfect n healthy too.

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  8. HemaFebruary 8, 2013 at 11:59 AM

    Healthy and yummy cookies..

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  9. Home Cooked foodFebruary 8, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    that is such a delicious tempting cookies.

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  10. cookingvarietiesFebruary 8, 2013 at 2:10 PM

    hi suja, how are you. your cookies look so fresh and crispy.. very delicious, must try out , the cranberry sure gives a wonderful flavor.

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  11. Sangeetha PriyaFebruary 8, 2013 at 3:12 PM

    Delicious cookies , healthy too, perfectly done :-)

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  12. UnknownFebruary 8, 2013 at 4:29 PM

    Deeded perfectly done:)

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  13. SwathiFebruary 8, 2013 at 4:42 PM

    Delicious oatmeal cookies, love that cranberry they red jewel to me.

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  14. UnknownFebruary 8, 2013 at 7:26 PM

    They look delicious & healthy..

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  15. Nisa HomeyFebruary 8, 2013 at 7:41 PM

    Oatmeal and cranberry....yum..love ur pics too.

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  16. Aruna ManikandanFebruary 8, 2013 at 9:23 PM

    cookies look delectable :)

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  17. MélangeFebruary 8, 2013 at 11:35 PM

    Crispy and what a nice combo Suja..Loved the clicks too.

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  18. MélangeFebruary 8, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    Crispy and what a nice combo Suja..Loved the clicks too.

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  19. Vidya ChandrahasFebruary 9, 2013 at 3:29 AM

    Looks so cute..very healthy cookies.

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  20. SonaFebruary 9, 2013 at 5:33 PM

    yummy and healthy cookies..

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  21. SuhainaFebruary 10, 2013 at 2:08 AM

    these look too tempting suja...i bake these quite often as they r healthy and quite filling.nice clicks

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  22. SrikitchenFebruary 10, 2013 at 7:06 AM

    looks yummy!
    regards,
    Srilekha
    http://www.srishkitchen.com/

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  23. Vineetha SushFebruary 10, 2013 at 7:43 AM

    healthy cookies..pine kuttanad duck curry kandittu duck kazhikatha eniku vare kothi vanu :)

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  24. JulieFebruary 11, 2013 at 6:16 AM

    Very healthy cookies..looks perfect for morning snack too..Yummy clicks:)

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  25. ShanthiFebruary 11, 2013 at 8:55 AM

    awesome pictures and yummy cookies...

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  26. Rumana RawatFebruary 11, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    Healthy and delicious cookies...

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  27. UnknownFebruary 11, 2013 at 1:40 PM

    Very healthy cookies,

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  28. UnknownFebruary 11, 2013 at 3:08 PM

    The kid in me will surely love this.....delicious

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  29. ShylajaFebruary 11, 2013 at 8:46 PM

    Delicious cookies. Looks perfect

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  30. HamsiFebruary 12, 2013 at 1:27 AM

    Fabulous cookies. Healthy for all ages.

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  31. UnknownFebruary 14, 2013 at 9:49 AM

    All I wanna do is take a bite of that cookie! Looks awesome!

    Visit Food-O-Mania!

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  32. GextonFebruary 18, 2013 at 3:30 AM

    Yummy cookies i'll try at my home hulled sesame seeds

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