Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies (vegan)

Ingredients:
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup hot water
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
6 Tbsp. chopped walnuts
1 vegan egg replacer (I use 1 Tbsp. ground flax meal & 3 Tbsp. water mixed together to equal 1 egg)
6 Tbsp vegetable oil (can also substitute 6 Tbsp. applesauce)
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Make flax meal egg substitute mixture & set aside
Combine cranberries & hot water in a bowl & set aside
Sift together flour, baking soda, salt
Add cinnamon, nutmeg, oats, sugar & nuts to dry mixture
Add wet ingredients
Mix until a dough forms
drop by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet
Bake for 10-13 minutes


Makes 24 Cookies
86 calories per cookie (with flax meal & applesauce variation)