Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted butter (1 cup)
- 1 cup dark or light brown sugar (consider dark brown sugar)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups oats (quick cooking oats work best)
- 1 heaping cup of raisins or chocolate chips
Directions:
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1. In a mixer, cream the butter and the sugars until creamy. Add in the eggs, vanilla, baking soda, and salt to combine. Slowly add in the flour and then the oats, mixing until just combined.
2. Add in the chocolate chips or raisins.
3. Bake in a 350-degree oven for about nine minutes, rotating sheets halfway through baking. At nine minutes, check to see if cookies are lightly golden on the edges and almost done in the middle. If the middle seems too undone, bake for one to two minutes more. Remove from oven, and let cool on sheets for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
4. Store at room temperature.
Makes 30–34 cookies
