Quaker's: best oatmeal cookies

Yield: 54 Cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c Margarine/butter softened
3/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt (optional)
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
3 c QUAKER oats uncooked

Instructions:

-(quick or old fashioned) Heat oven to 375 F. Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour baking soda salt and spices; mix well. Stir in oats; mix well. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 9 minutes for a chewy cookie or 10 to 11 minutes for a crisp cookie. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container. ABOUT 4-1/2 DOZEN For Bar Cookies: Press dough onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely; cut into bars. Store tightly covered. ABOUT 4 DOZEN VARIATIONS: Stir in l cup raisins or chopped nuts - stir in 1 cup semisweet chocolate butterscotch or peanut butter flavored pieces; omit spices. High Altitude Adjustments: Add an additional l/4 cup all-purpose flour and bake as directed. Nutrition Information 1 cookie Calories 90 Calories From Fat 45 Total Fat 5g Saturated Fat 1g Cholesterol 5mg Sodium 70mg Total Carbohydrates 11g Dietary Fiber 0g Protein 1g