Yield: 2 dozen
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
1½ cup | Flour, all-purpose |
½ teaspoon | Soda |
½ teaspoon | Salt |
2 teaspoons | Cinnamon, ground |
2 teaspoons | Cloves, ground |
2 teaspoons | Ginger; ground |
1 cup | Butter (or marg.); softened |
1 cup | Sugar |
1 cup | Sugar, brown; firmly packed |
2 \N | Eggs |
1 teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
3 cups | Oats, quick-cooking;uncooked |
1 cup | Nuts; chopped (opt.) |
Combine flour, soda, salt, and spices; set aside.
Combine butter and sugar, creaming well; beating in eggs and vanilla.
Add flour mixture, mixing well. Stir in oats; add nuts, if desired.
Drop dough by a ¼-cup measure 5 inches apart onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes or until lighlty browned. Cool slightly on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, May, 1980.
Typed for you by Nancy Coleman.