Mrs Fields Carrot Fruit Jumbles

 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 48 servings

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