Orange Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup soft margarine
½ cup orange juice (The zested orange will yield about ¼ cup of juice and you can make up the rest with commercial juice.)

Mix these two ingredients together in a bowl.

1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
2 cups large flake rolled oats
1 cup brown sugar packed
Zest of 1 orange
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup raisins (or dried cranberries)

Mix these ingredients in a large bowl. Add the wet to the dry ingredients, blending well.

Drop cookie dough by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet.

Bake in a preheated oven to 375F for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Cool on a rack and store in an airtight container.

Yield: 4 dozen