cranberry oatmeal cookies

By Fiona Haynes, About.com Guide

Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:

* 1 1/4 cups quick or old-fashioned rolled oats
* 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
* 1/2 tsp baking soda
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 6 tbsp butter, softened (less to 3 tbsp)
* 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar (less to 1/2 cup)
* 2 egg whites
* 1 tsp vanilla extract
* 1 tsp finely grated orange peel
* 3/4 cup dried cranberries
(add a hand full of chocolate chips and MMs)

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Place oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a bowl; stir with a whisk.
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg whites, vanilla extract and orange peel. Gradually add flour and oats mixture, stir with a wooden spoon until blended. Fold in cranberries. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons on to cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 24 cookies.
Per serving: Calories 70, Calories from Fat 28, Total Fat, 3.2g (sat 1.8g), Cholesterol 8mg, Sodium 80mg, Carbohydrate 9g, Fiber 0.7g, Protein 1.4g

Here a picture of the finished cookies with my dog Dou Dou ;)