Crispy Oat Treats

Crispy Oat Treats                                               Hillary Isaacson

1 cup margarine or butter, softened 

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 cup sugar 

3 ½ cups flour

1 cup brown sugar 

1 tsp. Baking soda

1 egg ½ tsp. Salt

1 cup vegetable oil 

1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats uncooked

1 cup Grape Nuts cereal 

1 cup dried cranberries

1/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Beat margarine until light and fluffy.  

Add granulated sugar, and brown sugar, beating well.  

Add egg; beat well.  

Add oil and vanilla.  Mix well.  

Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to margarine mixture and blend well.  

Stir in oats, cereal, cranberries and nuts.  

Shape dough into 1 inch balls; place balls on ungreased baking sheet.  

Flatten each ball of dough with tines of a fork.  Bake in a 325 oven for 15 minutes.