Best Oatmeal Cookies Ever.

This is my favorite oatmeal cookie recipe from Cindy.  I prefer raisins when it comes to oatmeal cookies, but the rest of my family like chocolate chips, so I make both kinds.  They are so good that I serve them often for our Sunday Night Group and we all love them.

                           

1 cup butter, room temperature

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

2 1/2 cups oatmeal

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

chocolate chips

For Raisin Oatmeal Cookies:

omit: chocolate chips

add:

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

1/2 ground nutmeg

Raisins

1. Preheat the oven to 375F.

2. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.  Set aside.

3. In a medium bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.

4. Mix the sifted ingredients into the butter mixture until just blended.  Stir in chocolate chips. 

5. Drop cookie dough onto a baking sheet.

6. Bake for 11 minutes.