Carrot Fruit Jumbles Cookies

Carrot Fruit Jumbles Cookies

Yield: 48 servings

2 1/2 cup Flour
1 ts Soda
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Ground cloves
2 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Salt
1 cup Quick oats (not instant)
3/4 cup Dark brown sugar; packed
3/4 cup Sugar
1 cup Butter; softened
2 lg Eggs
2 ts Vanilla extract
2 cup Grated carrots (2-3 medium
Carrots)
1/2 cup Crushed pineapple; drained
1 cup 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.