Mom's Create-a-cookie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 -1 1/2 cup chocolate chips, or (any flavor or color)
• 1 -1 1/2 cup dates, chopped, or
• 1 -1 1/2 cup nuts, chopped, or
• 1 -1 1/2 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°.
• 2 in heavy duty mixer or by hand cream together the butter and brown sugar until fluffy. add the eggs and vanilla, beat until combined.
• 3 sift together the flour, soda and salt.
• 4 add to creamed mixture along with oats and blend. fold in any extras you wish.
• 5 drop by teaspoons full, or however large you like your cookie, on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• 6 bake for 12 minutes.