Ingredients for - Oatmeal Dried Fruit Cookies

1. Butter or margarine, softened 1 ¼ cups
2. Brown sugar 1 ¼ cups
3. Egg 1
4. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons
5. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups
6. Baking soda 1 teaspoon
7. Salt 1 teaspoon
8. Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon
9. Ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon
10. Quick cooking oats 3 cups
11. Dried cranberries, or other dried fruit 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Oatmeal Dried Fruit Cookies

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg, gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the quick oats and dried fruit. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the unprepared cookie sheet.

3 . Stage

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.