HootyCreeks

Hurray for a convection oven.....cookies bake up  with the proper gooiness intact.....be prepared for people to pounce on them.

HOOTYCREEKS

1st column:                                          2nd column:
1 cup margarine                                  4 cups plus 8 tbsp flour
1 cup butter                                          2 cups rolled oats ( not quick)
1 1/3 cups brown sugar                        2 tsp baking soda
1 1/3 cups white sugar                          2 cups dried cranberries
pinch salt                                              3 cups chocolate chips
4 tsp vanilla                                          1 cup chopped pecans ( if you wish)
4 eggs

Beat together 1st column, till well combined.
Then add everything in 2nd column to mixture in large bowl. Use your hands to mix, if you wish, Jsut before you wash them well, before and afterwards.
Plop large teaspoonfuls of dough onto Silpat lined baking sheets ( or use parchment paper). Bake at 350 degrees for about 8-10 minutes.  Just until edges brown. For a more chewy cookie let bake a little longer. Cool on wire racks, then devour at will..................