Vegan Cranberry Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies for Sweetest Day

My birthday usually lands on Sweetest Day or near it.  Growing up I had no idea what the meaning of Sweetest Day was.  All I knew is my mom gave us candy and that was enough, no further information needed.

Now, I know that Sweetest Day is celebrated in the Midwest and parts of Northeastern United States only. The holiday always lands on the third Saturday of October.  The idea of Sweetest Day came from 12 Cleveland Ohio confectioners committeemen. On October 8, 1922, they created the holiday Sweetest Day.  This day was said to have been created solely to increase sales of sweets.  The traditional offerings are like Valentines Day, heart-shaped boxes in pink and red.  Candy, flowers, and cards are also given to loved ones.

So, I made these cookies to give to my family and friends.  The cranberries represent love, the chocolate chips for the sweet, and the oatmeal to keep you warm.

This year Sweetest Day is on October 18th, so I'll be looking for something sweet with my birthday gift this year!

Ingredients:

2 sticks of non-dairy butter, softened

1/2 cup organic brown sugar 

1/2 cup organic pure cane sugar 

1 organic flax seed egg

1 T organic pure vanilla extract

2 cups organic spelt flour

1 t baking soda

1 t non-aluminum non-GMO baking powder

1 cup vegan chocolate chips

1 cup organic cranberries 

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Line 2 baking sheets with unbleached parchment paper; set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, blend butter and sugars until creamy.  To that, add the flax seed egg and vanilla extract blend thoroughly.  Mix in spelt, baking soda, baking powder, salt, chocolate chips, and cranberries.

Spoon heaping tablespoons of the cookie dough onto the lined baking sheets.

Bake 15 minutes.  Let cool before enjoying with your family and friends.