Brightly colored dried cranberries add a pleasant tang to these moist gems. You’ll want to have these handy for snacking after Thanksgiving dinner!
—KRISTEN FITZGERALD STRATFORD, CT
PREP: 15 MIN. • BAKE: 20 MIN. • MAKES: ABOUT 1/2 DOZEN
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
2 tablespoons beaten egg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the pumpkin, egg and vanilla. Combine the all-purpose flour, oats, whole wheat flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and allspice; gradually add to creamed mixture. Fold in cranberries.
2. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls 2 in. apart onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.