Mrs Fields Carrot Fruit Jumbles

Categories: Cookies

Yield: 48 servings

2 1/2 c Flour

1 ts Soda

1/2 ts Baking powder

1/2 ts Ground cloves

2 ts Cinnamon

1/4 ts Salt

1 c Quick oats (not instant)

3/4 c Dark brown sugar; packed

3/4 c Sugar

1 c Butter; softened

2 lg Eggs

2 ts Vanilla extract

2 c Grated carrots (2-3 medium

Carrots)

1/2 c Crushed pineapple; drained

1 c Chopped walnuts (4 oz)

Preheat oven to 350*f. In a medium bowl combine flour, soda, baking

powder, cloves, cinnamon, salt and oats. Mix well with a wire whisk and set

aside. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, blend sugars. Add butter and

mix to form a grainy paste. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add eggs and vanilla

and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.. Add carrots, pineapple

and nuts, and blend until combined. Batter will appear lumpy. Add flour

mixture and blend at low speed until just combined. Drop by rounded

teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets, 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake 13-15

minutes, taking care not to brown cookies. Immediately transfer cookies

with a spatula to a cool, flat surface.