Oatmeal Cookies With Raisins and Cranberries

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups quick Quaker Oats or 3 cups Old-Fashioned Quaker oats, uncooked
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup pecans
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup dried cranberries

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F
2. Beat together butter and sugars until creamy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
4. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
5. Stir in oats, walnuts or pecans, cranberries and raisins; mix well.
6. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack.
9. Makes about 4 dozen.
10. Bar Cookies: Bake 30 to 35 minutes in ungreased 13x9-inch metal baking pan.