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I was brought up on cookies, homemade, delicious ones that permeate the air while they are baking. Nothing says home like the aroma of fresh baked cookies. Well, I guess that’s not totally true as baking apple pie with cinnamon does a great job of providing a tantalizing effect on the senses!  I am usually a chocolate cookie kind of girl but I also stray to the healthier side of cookies. Oatmeal kind of makes a statement of health. Of course, pairing oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips provides a very satisfying taste. However, I am trying to go healthier and this year my goal is to post some healthier recipes without giving up the taste of homemade goodness. I decided to make some oatmeal cookies, forgo the chocolate chips and use some dried cranberries. I know what you’re thinking, dried cranberries are not much healthier than chocolate chips, but in all honesty, I have some and the only chocolate chips I have are minty flavored so, cranberries it is!! This is a lighter recipe, I believe a Weight Watcher one that was given to me. These have 2 points a piece and have a unique texture. Enjoy!

Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

1 3/4 cups oatmeal
1 cup unbleached flour
2 tbsps. nonfat dry milk powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt-I always use sea salt
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 stick butter, softened
1 egg white-I also added a bit of the yolk
1/2 cup skim milk
3/4 cup dried cranberries
1 tsp. vanilla

1. Heat oven to 375*.
2. Mix oatmeal, flour, dry milk, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt  together in a bowl. Set aside.
3. Beat butter, egg white, and brown sugar until fluffy. (Mine wasn’t fluffy, but the recipe calls for fluffiness)
4. Stir in the flour, milk, and vanilla into the butter mixture. Add in the cranberries.
5. Place by tablespoons onto a cookie sheet.
6. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown on top. Makes 24 cookies-2 points each!