Oatmeal cookies

Contributed by

Anne Sealander

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 c. margarine (or butter for moister cookies)
• 3/4 c. brown sugar
• 1/2 c. granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 3 c. oats

Step by step

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat margarine (or butter) and sugars until fluffy.
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and spices.
• Combine and mix well.
• Gently stir in oats.
• Drop by rounded spoonful onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 8 to 9 minutes for chewy cookies, 10 to 11 minutes for crisp cookies.
• Cool one minute on sheet and then transfer to cooling rack.
• Yields approximately 4 dozen cookies.