“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, Mother, what was war?” ~ Eve Merriam
A special recipe for those who serve our country.
Here’s what you’ll need: Makes about 3 dozen cookies
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar, light or dark
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 sticks of butter, melted
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup cranberries
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 cup chocolate chips, bittersweet or milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and oatmeal in a medium bowl. Beat eggs, salt and vanilla in a small bowl. Mix Pumpkin, butter, oil and sugars in a large bowl. Stir in egg mixture until smooth. Stir in flour mixture and combine. Add the cranberries, pecans and chocolate mixing gently to incorporate throughout the cookie dough.
Drop a teaspoonful onto a parchment-lined or greased floured cookie sheet. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, or until golden browned around the edges. Let cool for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
These are crunchy on the edges and chewy in the middle. I plan on donating batches of cookies to our service people.
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ” ~ John F. Kennedy
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Recipe adapted from Three Many Cooks
GeorgieCakes 
These look good. what more can u ask for than pumpkin cranberry and chocolate!
Richa, these are so darn good!
Awseome! Gonna make these this week end.
Yay let me know how they come out. You can leave out the chocolate or use white chocolate. Enjoy!
Wonderful looking cookie and a beautiful quote. I think we all dream of that.
Paula, I ate three of these in a row. Thanks for swinging by!
Look delicious!!! gloria
Gloria, hard not to eat just one… if you know what I mean.
Pumpkin, chocolate and cranberries! divine! the cookies look absolutely perfect!
And they tasted divine, all gone!
These look so great!! I’d love one right now!
They’re actually super easy and quick to make. Crunchy and chewy if you can imagine. So good!
Hi Georgie, I love cranberry and pumpkin as well as chocolate. This cookes looks so pretty and yummy. I’d love to try them for the Christmas holiday. Thanks!
They will make a perfect holiday cookie, enjoy!
Georgie, I could not wait to get to your post, and I have finally arrived. 😉 I am not big on sweets, but this one I will definitely try with GF flour! Thank you for including cranberries! I love them ;-).
Annapet, these are a perfect GF cookie, I know they will taste incredible. Do let me know how they turn out!
Those cookies look yummy. Your pictures are great.
Thank you. I hope you make these, they are so good.
Aww Georgie what a tribute and the quote just hits home! Beautiful post and cookies and with oats as a bonus! 🙂
I love this quote, It’s something I dream of.
Oh, gosh, a cookie full of all my favorites: oats, pumpkin, dried fruit and nuts! Irresistible!
Liz, Thank you for visiting. I can’t wait for your Meyer lemon recipe, swoon!
You had me at crispy & pumpkin in the same cookie. I have half a dozen pie pumpkins just begging me to make puree, too. Great, inspiring quotes, BTW. 🙂
Hi Kirsten, Thank you! I loved your pie week theme, sweet & savory & full of pure goodness. It was a fun post to follow.
What a great fall-like recipe with favorite ingredients! Yum! and thanks for visiting our blog 🙂
Sorry, Georgie…. Anonymous is Carolina HeartStrings!
Thank you!
I love your photos! Are you using Instagram or how do you get those cool effects?
Awww, Thanks! Yes, I use Instagram and the iPhone 3GS at the moment. Call me a starving artist 😉
pumpkin oatmeal cookies! they look so delicious and yummy, georgie :). so glad you are a part of our #lovebloghop! sending some #squashlove to u!
Thank you for inviting me to be a part of bloglovehop. Yeah, these are some tasty cookies.