Autumn Harvest Cookies

These quick and easy autumn harvest cookies are made with oats, studded with walnuts and cranberries, and flavored with pumpkin spice for fun fall flavor.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 114 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 2.5 cups rolled oats
• 0.5 teaspoon orange extract

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Combine flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a medium bowl.

Step 3

Cream butter and sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs, orange extract, and vanilla until well combined. Mix in flour mixture gradually until incorporated. Stir in oats, cranberries, and walnuts until thoroughly combined. Portion dough by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool briefly on the baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.