Maple- Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

MAPLE- CRANBERRY OATMEAL COOKIES
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1¾ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup packed dark or light brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
½ cup pure maple syrup
2 tsp vanilla extract
1¾ cups old fashioned oatmeal (not quick cooking)
1½ cups dried cranberries
Sugar in the Raw, or coarse sugar, optional

1. Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar with an electric mixer until smoothly blended- about 1 minute. On low speed, add eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla; mix until blended. Mix in dry ingredients until moist. Mix in oats and cranberries until well combined.

4. Using ice cream scoop or ¼ cup measuring cup, scoop onto prepared sheets, spacing at least 2 inches apart (they spread). Sprinkle coarse sugar on top of each cookie, if desired.

5. Bake cookies one sheet at a time until the tops feel firm and the bottoms are lightly browned- 15-18 minutes.

6. Cool cookies on baking sheet for about 10 minutes; transfer to wire rack until completely cooled.

Yield: 2 dozen medium- sized cookies or about 15 large
Recipe Source: Big Fat Cookies

Cooking Tips
*Add 1/2 tsp. maple flavoring if you would like more of a maple flavor.
**Add 1 cup of chopped walnuts if you wish.

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“Nice fall cookie. They were completely gone in about 20 minutes!”
-Carson City, NV