Oatmeal Cookies

(from fearama’s recipe box)

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 20 people

Categories: Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3 cups quick cooking oats

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar.

  2. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.

  3. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats.

  4. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.

  5. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  6. Grease cookie sheets.

  7. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with a large fork dipped in sugar.

  8. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven.

  9. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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