(my) Dad's Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (optional)
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar.  beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.  combine flour, baking soda salt and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture.  mix in oats. here is where you can add chocolate chips or nuts, if desired. cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
• 2 preheat the oven to 375 f.  grease cookie sheets.  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.
• 3 bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven.  allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.