How to Make Oatmeal Cookies

Quaker Oatmeal Kitchens has dubbed this recipe "Quaker's Best Oatmeal Cookies." Whether you make cookies or bars, this recipe is sure to please. Makes about 4 1/2 dozen oatmeal cookies.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 1/4 c. softened butter or margarine
• 3/4 c. packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 3 c. rolled oats

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F and line some cookie sheets with baking parchment - or grease some cookie sheets, or use nonstick cookie sheets.

2. 

   Beat together butter or margarine and sugars in a large bowl until creamy.

3. Add egg and vanilla and beat well.

4. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices in a smaller bowl.

5. Add flour mixture to the butter/sugar mixture and blend well.

6. 

   Stir in oats.

7. 

   Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto cookie sheet.

8. Bake 8 to 9 minutes for a chewy cookie or 10 to 11 minutes for a crisp cookie.

9. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet, then remove to wire rack.

10. Cool completely and store in tightly covered container.

Tips & Warnings

• If you're on a low-sodium diet, you can omit the salt.
• To make bar cookies, press dough onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until light golden brown. Cool completely, then cut into bars.
• For variation, add 1 cup raisins or chopped nuts or stir in 1 cup semisweet chocolate, butterscotch, or peanut butter chips and omit the spices.

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[sittinaround]

on 11/2/2008 I would add an extra 1C of oats - and my preference - lots of chocolate chips! I've used this recipe several times over the past couple of months. Everybody likes the taste!

Gary

[sittinaround]

on 11/2/2008 I've used this recipe 3 or 4x now - increase the amt of oats by one cup and they come out great! - I"m sure that it helps that I add a barrel-full of chocolate chips as well.

Gary Edmonton/Malibu

[DrDanny]

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