Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Best Oatmeal Cookies

From the kitchen of Stephanie

1 c butter
1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 ½ c oats
2 c flour
1 tsp cinnamon
½ pkg chocolate chips
½ pkg butterscotch chips (opt)
1 c raisins or 1 c coconut (opt)
1 ½ c chopped pecans (opt)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease baking sheet. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Blend well. Stir in oats, chips and nuts. Drop by tablespoons 2 inch apart onto baking sheet. Bake 11-13 minutes, until barely browned. (Remove before dough “falls”.) Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Makes 6 dozen.

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