Oatmeal & Dried Fruit Cookies

By Stephanie Boyle

This is a great way to add fruit into a cookie recipe.

Ingredients required:

2 cups Whole wheat flour
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup chopped mixed dried fruits
2/3 cup corn oil
1/2 cup buttermilk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 180C or 350F.

2. In a large bowl combine all the dry ingredients including the dried fruit.

3. Add oil and buttermilk and mix well.

4. Roll out the mixture to 3 mm thickness.

5. Use a cookie cutter to cut into 9-cm circles.

6. Place on oiled cookie sheets with a spatula.

7. Bake for 15-20 mins.

8. Cool cookies on wire rack.