Cranberry Oat Cookies

Name: Cranberry Oat Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/3 cup canola oil; 1 egg; 1 tablespoon fat-free milk; 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats; 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup dried cranberries

You'll delight everyone with these goodies from Heather Breen of Chicago, Illinois. She created tasty cookies that are crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside and dotted with dried cranberries.

Ingredients

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1 egg
1 tablespoon fat-free milk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup dried cranberries

Directions

In a large bowl, combine sugars and oil until blended. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. Combine the oats, flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture and mix well. Stir in cranberries.
Drop by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 79 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 64mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Cranberry Oat Cookies in Quick Cooking September/October 2004