autumn oatmeal cookies

Ingredients For autumn oatmeal cookies

• vegetable cooking spray
• 3/4 c

  vegetable shortening, butter or margarine, softened (i used 1/2 cup unsalted butter and 1/4 cup light margarine.)
• 3/4 c

  brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 c

  granulated sugar
• 1 lg

  egg
• 1/4 c

  applesauce, unsweetened or water
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1 c

  all-purpose flour or unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3 c

  oatmeal, uncooked
• 1 tsp

  salt
• 1/2 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 tsp

  cinnamon (optional)
• 1/3 c

  dried cranberries, chopped
• 1/4 c

  walnuts or pecans, chopped
• 1/4 c

  pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds, already unshelled