White Chocolate Pecan Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Everyone who tries these cookies loves them.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp.
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup of old fashioned rolled oats (look in the cereal section – Quaker Oats- NOT the instant or quick cook kind)
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream the butter and sugars about 2-3 minutes until creamy (use paddle attachment if you have one). Add egg and vanilla and beat to combine. Add baking soda, flour, salt and oats and stir until incorporated. Stir in cranberries, chips and pecans.

Drop cookies on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Flatten cookies with palm of hand and bake 10 minutes for small cookies and 13-14 minutes for larger ones, or until they are golden brown. Cool 2 minutes on the cookie sheet and then cool completely on wire rack.

Makes about 24 small, 16 large cookies.

I have considered using cranberry extract instead of actual cranberries: http://www.olivenation.com/Pure-Cranberry-Extract-P367C55.aspx?gclid=CJDas7XLo60CFYPc4AodSjynlg