Quick Oatmeal Cookies

Name: Quick Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients: 1 1/4 c. margarine, softened (2 1/2 sticks); 3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 c. granulated sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 tsp. salt (optional); 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg; 3 c. Quaker oats (uncooked; quick or old fashioned)

11 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. margarine, softened (2 1/2 sticks)
3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
3 c. Quaker oats (uncooked; quick or old fashioned)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375°.
2

Combine margarine and sugar; beat until creamy.
3

Fold in egg and vanilla.
4

Combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices; add to mixture and mix well.
5

Stir in oats.
6

Drop rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7

Bake 8 to 9 minutes for chewy cookies or 10 to 11 minutes for crispy cookies. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet, then place on wire rack.
8

Yield: Approximately 8 dozen.