Apricot Oatmeal Cookies

• 1 cup butter (2 sticks) or 1 cup margarine, softened (2 sticks)
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• salt
• 3 cups oats, uncooked
• 1 cup chopped dried apricot
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 3/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugars 2 minutes or until creamy, occasionally scraping bowl.
3. Reduce speed to low; beat in eggs, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, almond extract, and 1/2 teaspoon salt just until blended.
4. Stir in oats and remaining ingredients.
5. Drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Bake cookies 14 to 15 minutes or until tops are golden.
7. Cool cookies on wire racks.
8. Repeat with remaining dough.

butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, almond, salt, oats, apricot, dried cranberries, coconut, slivered almonds

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apricot-oatmeal-cookies-187025 (may not work)