Dried Cranberry-walnut Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup stick butter flavor crisco or 3/4 cup crisco butter flavor shortening
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 3/4 cups rolled oats (quick or old-fashioned, see notes in description)
• 1 -1 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1 -1 1/2 cup walnut pieces

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f.
• 2 combine 3/4 cup shortening and sugars in large bowl.
• 3 beat at medium speed with electric mixer until well blended.
• 4 beat in eggs and vanilla until well blended.
• 5 combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
• 6 stir into creamed mixture; mix well.
• 7 add oats, dried cranberries and walnuts.
• 8 drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto non-stick cookie sheets.
• 9 bake at 375°f for 8 minutes or until firm and light brown.
• 10 cool on cookie sheets 4 minutes; transfer to cooling rack.