Harvest Spice Cookies

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup butter flavor shortening (recommended ( Crisco)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 4 eggs (or 1 cup egg substitute)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup applesauce
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch allspice
• 1 12 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 5 cups oatmeal, ground in a food processor
• 3 cups dried sweetened cranberries
• 2 cups pecan halves

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the butter, shortening, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
3. Add the eggs one at a time until blended.
4. Add vanilla and applesauce until combined.
5. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg and oats.
6. Add to butter mixture and mix well.
7. With a rubber spatula, fold in the cranberries and pecans.
8. Scoop with 2 1/2-inch ice cream scoop onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
9. Place the dough balls 2 inches apart and bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
10. Transfer to a wire rack and cool.

unsalted butter, butter flavor shortening, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, applesauce, allpurpose, baking soda, salt, allspice, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, processor, cranberries, pecan halves

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/harvest-spice-cookies-215480 (may not work)