Cranberry Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Submitted by VelcrowMistress

"A yummy variation on a classic recipe!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 60 Cookies

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup low-fat margarine, room temp
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 2 large egg whites, slightly beaten
• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon, Ground
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg, Ground
• 2 1⁄2 cups oats, uncooked
• 3⁄4 cup dried cranberries
• 3⁄4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat margarine and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg and whites.
2. In a medium size bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg; add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture.
3. Stir in oats, and vanilla, then chocolate chips, and cranberries - It will be very thick. Chill dough for 1 hour.
4. Preheat oven 350°F.
5. Roll a teaspoon of dough into a ball and place on an ungreased cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
6. Bake 10 minutes.
7. Cool on racks.