Cranberry Orange Oat Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup apple sauce 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 cup brown sugar 
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 1 cup cranberries fresh roughly chopped
• 2  eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 dash ground nutmeg 
• 2 tablespoons orange juice 
• 1 teaspoon orange zest grated
• 2 cups rolled oats 
• 0.5 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• wire rack

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth.
3. Mix in the applesauce, eggs, orange juice and orange zest one at a time, mixing well after each.
4. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg; gradually stir into the orange mixture. Fold in oats and cranberries. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.