Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2011

Love. Love. LOVED this! I didn't find this dry in the least. Instead there were lovely, chewy and I adored the flavour. I didn't have any orange extract on hand, so I used 1 Tbsp of orange juice and 1 tsp of orange marmalade to ensure I got the orange flavour. Also, I halved this to test the recipe, hence the scaled down recipe called for 1/4 cup of brown and white sugar each. However, I skipped the white sugar completely and used only 1/4 cup of brown sugar. I ensured that the butter and sugar was beaten very very well before addng in the egg. After which I let it beat for atleast over 2-3 minutes, and then added the extracts (vanilla, OJ, marmalade) , once again beating well. I didn't use the machine to add in the flour / oats / cranberries / walnuts so that the dough wouldn't be over worked. I got 25 lovely cookies from this, although it took me 18 minutes to bake these (and they weren't dry in the least). Oh also, I ran out of pumpkin pie spice, so I used Scotdog's personal recipe for Pumpkin Pie Spice called 'Kelly's Pumpkin Pie Spice' which was simply wonderful. (I've reviewed it too). This cookie definitely beats the normal oat and raisin cookies .... a lovely new find and a fast favourite! Thanks ramie7224 for sharing this recipe with us! :D

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ri2

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2011

These didn't spread out at all. I ended up with tiny little round cookies. My husband really loved them, so I will probably make them again. I though that they were a little on the dry side, but tasted good.

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KONWAL

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Western Springs, Illinois, USA

Living In: Sister Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2011

I have made this cookies a few times now always around this time of year. They are one of our favorite! I made them a bit smaller this time they I usually do and ended up with 3 dozen cookies. Plenty enough to share! Everyone just loved them. They are quite festive looking as well. I’ll be making these again and again.

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carmalex

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2011

These are really good. Its the orange extract that makes them special. Next time I will try whole wheat flour.

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Renee Z

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Norwalk, California, USA

Living In: Monrovia, California, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2011

I rated this recipe 5 stars because: 1) its an excellent blend of flavors and textures, and 2) its VERY customizable. I just made it with some alterations, which turned out GREAT and made the recipe even healthier: 1/2 C Splenda instead of white sugar (still used brown sugar) 0.5 C butter, 0.5 C canned pumpkin 1 C all-purpose flour, 0.5 C whole wheat flour 1.5 C rolled oats, 1 C quick oats Baking soda instead of baking powder Added 1.5 Tbsp flaxseed meal Used Craisins instead of plain cranberries After 10-11 min at 350, the cookies turned out thick, moist and chewy, with a very slight Splenda aftertaste (next time I may use Stevia, or less Splenda and some white sugar) but I'm the only one who noticed the Splenda taste. The Craisins are perfect--make sure you get a lot in each cookie!

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Petey

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2010

Delicious! I did not have orange extract so I left that out. I also substituted 1/2 of the butter for pumpkin puree to save some calories and add an extra element of "fall" and they turned out really well.

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Danielle

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2010

Yum! These are really good! Very sweet, probably from the cranberries, bc in the scheme of things that's not that much sugar in cookies. I made larger cookies so didnt' get a huge amount, but they are packed with flavor and heft from all the ingredients. They spread a bit, but not a lot, so you don't have to worry if you like your cookies not to be flat. Thanks for the recipe!

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pomplemousse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pendleton, Oregon, USA

Living In: Dumfries, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2010

Husband who is the cookie expert said this is 5 stars! Followed the recipe exactly except I didn't have orange extract so just doubled the vanilla. Used a little old fashioned oats (all I had) but mostly quick oats. Not super sweet but that works for me!

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COGRANDMA4

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2010

Nice hint of orange with the cranberries, pretty good for a non chocolate cookie.

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2010

These are so good! Please note this is not a overly sweet cookie. It is nicely spiced, soft and chewy from the oats and craisins (what I used) with a little crunch from the nuts with a slight orange boost. Tastes like Autumn in one little bite. We love them and will prepare them again soon. Thanks for sharing!

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