Orange Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but orange and cranberry has to be one of the best flavor combinations ever. In pretty much every form. I'm all about it.
Now add oatmeal, and other deliciousness, and you've got yourself one awesome cookie.
The orange flavor is so prominent, it really adds that little bit of extra that other oatmeal cookies are missing.
And they're not even that bad for you!
Well...in cookie terms.

Orange Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup of dried cranberries

½ cup orange juice

½ cup white sugar

½ cup brown sugar

¼ cup butter, room temp

3 tbls of honey

1 large egg

1 ½ cups of whole wheat pastry flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda

½ teaspoon of baking powder

½ teaspoon of salt

3 cups of oatmeal

1/3 cup chopped walnuts

1 tablespoon orange zest

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Combine the cranberries and orange juice in a small bowl, cover and let stand while you make the cookies. Beat the sugars and butter until light and fluffy. Mix in honey and egg then add the cranberries and orange juice.

Combine flour, soda, powder and salt in a separate bowl and enthusiastically whisk together. Toss in the oatmeal, walnuts and orange zest and whisk some more.

Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and blend together till just right. Drop loving spoonfuls onto lightly oiled baking sheets and bake for about 8-10 minutes, depending the size of your cookies.

Source:The Go Lightly Gourmet
Photos by Keegan Orange