basic oatmeal cookies

Name: Basic Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter or margarine (that's 2 sticks); 1 cup(s) white granulated sugar; 1 cup(s) lightly packed light brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cup(s) sifted, all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 3 cup(s) quick cooking oats

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Cathy Nunn

Weslaco, TX

Updated on Dec 1, 2011

I call this recipe "basic" because from this starter recipe, you can add or adapt the recipe to add many other kinds of additions...nuts, raisins, coconut, dried cranberries, etc. I have made these for years and never had a bad batch!

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These are some of the best oatmeal cookies I have ever eaten. That's why I saved this recipe!

prep time 10 Min

cook time 15 Min

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yield about 5 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine (that's 2 sticks)
1 cup white granulated sugar
1 cup lightly packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups sifted, all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups quick cooking oats

How To Make basic oatmeal cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium sized bowl, melt butter or margarine in the microwave until soft and melting, add white and brown sugars and blend well. Beat in the eggs, then stir in the vanilla. In a large bowl, sift flour, baking soda, salt & cinnamon and stir, blending well. Add the butter & sugar mixture and stir it in well, blending all. Add oats and mix together well.

Step 2

Place by spoonfuls or make walnut-sized balls if you can onto cookie sheets. (I use parchment to bake on. You never burn the bottoms of the cookies using parchment!) Place about 2 inches apart.
Step 3

Bake 12-15 minutes (Watch your oven--baking time may vary.) Let sit for 2 to 3 minutes, then remove from cookie sheet.
Step 4

NOTES: As I said, this is just a basic recipe. If you wish to add something to the mix, feel free! For example, 1 Cup chopped pecans or walnuts, 1 Cup raisins or dried cranberries, 2/3 cup of coconut, etc... I have even mixed in 1/2 Cup of English Toffee bits with chopped pecans and they turned out fantastic! And I will mention again the ease with which cookies bake on parchment paper! I'll never grease another cookie sheet ever again! Try it! Bon Apetit' Y'all!
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