28.11.01 - 6:28 p.m.

its snowing at marks house and chilly here
and winter is definitely beginning to peek out
from behind the sun. it feels like cookies and tea
tonight, and maybe a movie all curled up on the
couch with blankets and kittens.

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup old-fashioned oats
3/4 cup dried cranberries

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Butter 2 baking sheets.
Stir flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder,
salt, nutmeg and cloves in small bowl to
blend. Set aside. Using electric mixer
fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter, granulated sugar and
brown sugar in large bowl until
blended and smooth, about 1 minute.
Mix in egg and vanilla. Mix in flour
mixture. Stir in oatmeal and cranberries.
For each cookie, drop one tablespoonful of dough onto
sheet, spacing 2 inch apart. Bake until tops and bottoms
are lightly golden, rotating baking sheets, front to
back and top to bottom halfway through baking to ensure even
browning, about 13 to 15 minutes.
Cool cookies on baking sheets 5 minutes. Transfer to racks
to cool completely.

love
astrid