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Homemade Valentines Cookies

    Ingredients:
    1 cup softened butter or margarine
    1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar*
    1/2 cup sugar*
    2 eggs
    2 Tablespoons milk or soymilk
    2 tsp. vanilla
    1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour**
    1 tsp. baking soda
    1/4 tsp. salt
    2 1/2 cups uncooked rolled oats
    half a bag (about 12 oz.) of red and pink M&Ms
    1 cup craisins (dehydrated cranberries)

1. Heat oven to 375º F.
2. Beat butter or margarine until creamy. Add eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat well.
3. Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix well.
4. Stir in oats, candy, and craisins. Mix well.
5. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
6. Bake approximately 10 minutes.
7. Cool and enjoy.

* Can be replaced with date sugar or sucanat (sugar cane natural).
** Can be replaced with whole-wheat flour.
     
     
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