Oatmeal Cookies with a St. Patrick's Day twist

Linda Weeks of Weekend Works shared this delicious and healthy oatmeal cookie recipe sprinkling in some green sugar for a St. Patrick's Day twist.

1/2 cup dried fruit (Raisins, Craisins, or Prunes)
1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup melted butter
3 cups Irish oats

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl - except oats and fruit
Mix together wet ingredients
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients in bowl
Stir in oats and fruit
Dough will be thick and lumpy
Scoop dough (about 1 teaspoon teach) and place on parchment-lined baking sheet
Bake for 15-16 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet

* To add a touch of green for St. Patrick's Day - roll each ball of cookie dough in green sugar.
The cookies will have a festive green color when they come out of the oven!