Harvest Flavors Cookies

Enjoy the taste of autumn flavors in a cookie!

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup softened butter
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ teaspoon orange extract
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 ½ cups rolled oats
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup dried cranberries

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Cream together butter and the brown and white sugars in a bowl until smooth.
4. Beat in the eggs, vanilla, and orange extract.
5. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, and pumpkin pie spice; stir flour mixture into the sugar mixture.
6. Add the rolled oats, walnuts, and cranberries and mix thoroughly.
7. Using a small ice cream scoop or teaspoon, drop rounded scoops of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet.
8. Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
9. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.