Gifts from Your Kitchen Recipes
Yield: 2 dozen
Oatmeal Fruit Cookies
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place all of the jar ingredients in a medium bowl and stir until well combined. Set aside.
Place the butter, milk, egg and vanilla extract in a large bowl and cream with an electric mixer set on low speed, or with a fork. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, and blend with mixer set on low speed or with a spoon until well-combined.
Drop the dough by heaping teaspoonsful onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until light brown. Allow to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Transfer to wire racks and cool completely.
Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.