Assemble: all the dry ingredients first.

Assemble: rest of the ingredients.

Sift all dry ingredients into a large bowl.

Sift until all the ingredients have fallen through the strainer.

Set it aside.

Let's get going with the wet ingredients.

In a large bowl combine soften butter.

And brown sugar... (See notes above regarding sugar).

Cream butter and sugar together.

Add vanilla essence and applesauce to the butter-sugar mixture. Add sifted flour.

Using a spatula scrape down the walls of the bowl, then fold in raisins and cranberries..

Finally add oats.

Mix, mix and mix. The mixture will look like a thick dough. Slightly grease your baking tray before placing cookies.

Using an ice cream scoop, spoon out the mixture onto a baking sheet. Press it down with a spoon shaping them like cookies. Refrigerate it for an hour.

Remove from fridge, preheat the oven @ 350 degree F and bake the cookies till they are light brown in color, for about 10-12 minutes.

Remove and allow them to cool in the tray for some time.

Transfer to a wire rack and allow them to cool down completely.

These cookies will be soft and chewy and will have a sweet apple-y taste.

Once cooled..Enjoy!!