Recipe:

Cranberry-Pistachio Oatmeal Lace Cookies

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Makes about 3 dozen

Bright colors and fragrant spice make these cookies a particularly delicious gift. Layer the dry ingredients in a jar then use a ribbon to attach the simple instructions for finishing the dough and baking the cookies. Mix up the nut and fruit combination if you like: dried cherries and walnuts or pecans would be a great pair. Package this cookie mix for gift giving with our downloadable gift tag.

Ingredients

3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup granulated cane sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup shelled pistachios
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled slightly
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 egg

Method

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cardamom, baking soda and salt. Carefully spoon half each of the flour mixture, oats, cranberries, sugars and pistachios into a (1-quart) jar to make colorful, even layers then repeat process to make the same layers a second time. Seal jar until ready to use.

To make the cookies, preheat oven to 350°F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together butter, vanilla and egg then add contents of jar and stir until combined. To form each cookie, drop 1 tablespoon dough onto a baking sheet, spacing cookies 2 to 3 inches apart. Bake until cookies have spread out completely and are deep golden brown and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Carefully transfer to a wire rack and set aside to let cool.

Nutrition

Per serving (1 cookie/19g-wt.): 80 calories (30 from fat), 3.5g total fat, 1.5g saturated fat, 15mg cholesterol, 55mg sodium, 11g total carbohydrate (1g dietary fiber, 7g sugar), 1g protein

Tags: Family Friendly, Gifts, American, Vegetarian

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