Apricot Oatmeal Cookies

• butter (2 sticks) or 1 cup margarine, softened (2 sticks)↗1 cup
• packed light brown sugar1 cup
• granulated sugar↗1⁄2 cup
• large eggs↗2
• all-purpose flour↗1 1⁄2 cups
• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• ground cinnamon↗1 teaspoon
• almond extract↗1 teaspoon
• salt↗
• oats, uncooked↗3 cups
• chopped dried apricot1 cup
• dried cranberries↗3⁄4 cup
• sweetened flaked coconut↗3⁄4 cup
• slivered almonds, toasted↗3⁄4 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   In large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugars 2 minutes or until creamy, occasionally scraping bowl.

3. 3

   Reduce speed to low; beat in eggs, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, almond extract, and 1/2 teaspoon salt just until blended.

4. 4

   Stir in oats and remaining ingredients.

5. 5

   Drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheet.

6. 6

   Bake cookies 14 to 15 minutes or until tops are golden.

7. 7

   Cool cookies on wire racks.

8. 8

   Repeat with remaining dough.