Aronia Oatmeal Cookies

"Baking cookies is comforting, and cookies are the sweetest little bit of comfort food. They are very bite-sized and personal" - Sandra Lee

Ingredients

• 1 C. Frozen Aronia Berries (thawed)

• ½ C. Butter (softened)

• 1 Lg Egg

• 1 C. Flour

• 1 C. Brown Sugar

• 1 ½ C. Oatmeal or Quick-cooked oatmeal

• ¼ t. Salt

• ½ t. Baking Soda

• ½ t. Baking Powder

• 1 t. Vanilla Extract

• 2 t. Ground Cinnamon

• ½ C. Chopped Pecans (optional)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the brown sugar, butter, vanilla, egg, and rest of dry ingredients.

• Add the berries (you may want to dry excess juice of the berries if thawed, otherwise your batter will become purple).

• Drop the mixture by spoon and bake on lightly-greased baking sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes until the cookies are just beginning to brown