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    Quaker's Best Oatmeal Cookies


    Source of Recipe


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    List of Ingredients




    1-1/4 cups (2-1/2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
    3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
    1/2 cup granulated sugar
    1 egg
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
    1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    3 cups QuakerOats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)

    Recipe



    Heat oven to 375�F. In large bowl, beat margarine and
    sugars
    until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Add
    combined
    flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; mix
    well. Add
    oats; mix well.

    Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased
    cookie
    sheets.

    Bake 8 to 9 minutes for a chewy cookie or 10 to 11
    minutes
    for a crisp cookie. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets;
    remove
    to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.

    ABOUT 3 DOZEN

    BAR COOKIES: Press dough onto bottom of ungreased
    13 x
    9-inch baking pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light
    golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
    Cut into
    bars. Store tightly covered.
    24 BARS

    VARIATIONS:

    Stir in 1 cup raisins or chopped nuts. Omit spices; stir
    in
    1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, Butterscotch
    Flavored
    Morsels or peanut butter-flavored chips
 

 

 

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