Cranberry Hootycreeks - Weird Name...Awesome Cookie! or as a GIFT!

These cookies are fantastic and, I must say, addicting! I made them a couple times over the holidays and family and friends really enjoyed them. They're fun to make too- EASY!

Recipe:

Ingredients

5/8 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional - I dislike nuts so I used a few more cranberries and white chocolate chips :)

Directions

For Cookies in a Jar:

Layer the ingredients in a 1 quart or 1 liter jar, in the order listed.
Attach a tag with the following instructions: Cranberry Hootycreeks 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper. 2. In a medium bowl, beat together 1/2 cup softened butter, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla until fluffy. Add the entire jar of ingredients, and mix together by hand until well blended. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. 3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until edges start to brown. Cool on baking sheets, or remove to cool on wire racks.

For making cookies: dump all dry ingredients in mixing bowl and follow the same instructions. These make about 15-20 cookies depending on how big of cookie balls you make :) They're so good!