Oatmeal Cookies

By Violet_61

Quaker Oats

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt-optional
• 3 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
• 1 cup raisins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°

Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy.
Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; mix well.
Stir in oats and raisins; mix well.

**to determine if dough is the correct consistency, stick your finger in dough if the dough sticks to it, add one tablespoon of flour at a time until finger comes out clean.

Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 11-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

OPTIONAL: Bake 30-35 minutes in ungreased 13 X 9 inch metal baking pan.