A Recipe for Coconut Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

I have taken to making cookies every Thursday night as kind of a week-capper. Cookies are a powerful pick-me up in the field and it's a nice treat to have fresh cookies in the car for the inevitable weekend adventure.

For some reason I am loathe to buy oatmeal cookies, but homemade they are my favorite. For those who also <3 homemade oatmeal cookies, I present the following concoction:


Coconut Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

2 eggs
2 sticks (1/2 C) butter or butter-like substance (I use that "Smart Balance" stuff)
1 C. dark brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 C. whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
dash salt
2 C. oats
1 7 0z. package shredded coconut
1 C. dried cranberries

*Mix eggs, butter, brown sugar, vanilla
*Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt
*Stir in oats, coconut, and cranberries
*Bake at 350 deg. F for 11 min.
*Makes more cookies than you need

These are soft cookies so I recommend baking them on parchment paper or a baking sheet you don't mind using a metal spatula on.