Virtual Cookie Exchange

Today on the Virtual Cookie Exchange, I'd like to introduce you to a recipe created by my sister-in-law: White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies!




I chose this recipe not just because my sister-in-law is crazy brilliant in the kitchen (which she is), but because it ties in nicely with my newest release, Breeder.


 Summary of Breeder <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1073743103 0 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} </style><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Everything about Seventeen’s life is perfect, from her genetics, to her home in Sanctuary, to her status as a Breeder in the Unified World Order. But all that changes when an Enforcer named Pax infiltrates Sanctuary and targets her for extraction from the Controlled Repopulation Program. Pax plants dangerous doubts in her mind that accuse Sanctuary of hiding a dark secret, and that cause Seventeen to question everything she’s ever known. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">When Seventeen’s life is threatened, she has little choice but to run away from Sanctuary with Pax. But for Breeders, contact with men is forbidden by law, and even the simple act of taking Pax’s hand is treason. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mired in confusion, Seventeen takes the name Pria, the identity of her childhood, and embarks on a quest to discover the truth. In her world, the truth comes at a price, and uncovering it will require a greater treason than Seventeen could ever have imagined. </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><i>Breeder</i> is set in futuristic Denver, but most of it takes place in the mountains and wilderness outside the city. My main characters, Pria and Pax, spend most of their time out in this wilderness searching for, and hooking up with, people who can help them survive in a world turned hostile against them. I wanted to find a rustic, almost granola-like cookie recipe to tie in with the book, and this one works perfectly. Not only does it remind me of my short time living in Colorado, but it's the sort of cookie my characters in <i>Breeder</i> would make if they were to make cookies at all. I hope you enjoy it, and be sure to enter the Rafflecopter Giveaway below! <br /><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The recipe! </b></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1 stick of butter, softened *</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/2 cup sugar</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/2 cup brown sugar, packed</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1 egg</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/2 tsp vanilla</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1 cup flour</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/2 tsp baking soda</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/2 tsp baking powder</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/2 tsp salt</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1 cup oats (quick or old fashioned)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/2 cup to 3/4 cup fresh cranberries, chopped</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/2 cup white chocolate chips</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/2 cup nuts, chopped (I used pecans, walnuts would be good too!)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Mix in egg and vanilla.  Stir in dry ingredients, mixing well.  Mix in oatmeal, chocolate chips, cranberries and nuts.  Scoop 1 inch balls of dough onto a greased cookie sheet.  Bake 8 – 10 minutes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*You can do a combination of butter and shortening (or coconut oil) to make crisper cookies.  Totally up to you.  I have made them both ways…and both are delicious.  However, the all butter recipe tends to freeze better.</span></div><div></div><b>SneakySpoons Original (Find more from SneakySpoons at </b><a href="http://www.sneakyspoons.com/" target="_blank">sneakyspoons.com</a>)<br /><br /><b>You can purchase <i>Breeder</i> at: </b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Breeder-Cycle-B..." target="_blank">Amazon</a>     <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/breed..." target="_blank">Barnes and Noble</a>     <a href="http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/eboo..." target="_blank">Kobo</a>     <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/bree..." target="_blank">iTunes</a>     <a href="http://ph.thewriterscoffeeshop.com/bo..." target="_blank">TWCS</a></span><br /><br /><br /><b>Giveaway! 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