Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe courtesy of Jan Bachman

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 T Milk
2 t orange zest
2 t orange extract
1/2 t vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
3 cups old-fashioned oats
2 cups chopped dried cranberries
2/3 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and brown sugar in large bowl. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add the milk, zest, and the extracts.  Mix well.

In a separate bowl, sift the salt and baking soda into the flour, then add that to the butter and egg mixture.  Add the oats and mix well.  Fold in the cranberries and nuts.

Using a teaspoon, place dough 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes until the edges brown.  Let cookies cool on the sheet for four minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.  Store in an airtight container.

​This dough freezes well and can be stored in the freezer in teaspoon sized balls.

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