Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies Say Happy Valentine's Day the Healthy Way

Cranberry oatmeal cookies have suddenly become a new Valentine's Day tradition for us. Last year, a mother in my daughter's class made them for the 2nd grader's Valentine's Day party. She attached a baggy containing two cookies to each child's Valentine. The children loved the cookies because they tasted so yummy. We parents loved them because they were so nutritious. Each cookie was packed with whole oats, cranberries and apricots. They contained minimal white sugar.
This year, I'm making cranberry oatmeal cookies for the 3rd graders. But the twist is the recipe is a bit different. No apricots in this year's cookies. Instead they have tiny, chopped pecans. There are so many more cranberry oatmeal cookie recipes to try. I'm sure I'll be able to find enough different recipes to get both children through elementary school.


Here's the link for cranberry oatmeal cookie recipe with pecans.

Here is the link for the cranberry oatmeal cookie recipe with apricots. The link is to a side page called Cooking With The ABC's which is part of my blog Edible Antics - Having Fun With Food.

Whichever cranberry oatmeal cookie recipe I use, I've learned that the secret ingredient is the cranberries. The cookies taste best when I use really good cranberries. My personal favorite cranberries are grown by the Urban family on their farm in central Wisconsin. Their cranberries are extra plump and sweet compared to supermarket sweetened, dried cranberries. I order the Urban's cranberries through Wisconsinmade.com.