Fruity Oatmeal Cookies

Submitted by grandma2969

"we really like these at our house.."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 3 dozen

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons light cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄3 cup dried apricot
• 1⁄8 cup dried pineapple
• 1⁄3 cup dried cherries
• 2 cups oatmeal

directions

1. preheat oven to 375*.
2. grease and flour a cookie sheet.
3. in large bowl, cream butter with both sugars, beat in eggs, cream and vanilla --
4. sift 2 1/2 cups flour together with baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg --
5. stir into egg mixture.
6. dredge dried fruits in remaining flour, and fold in batter --
7. along with oats --
8. drop 2 tbls of batter per cookies onto sheets.
9. and flatten with a spoon.
10. bake 10-12 minutes or light browned --
11. carefully transfer to racks.