Source:

La Sante

Serves/Makes:32

Ingredients

• Basic:
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) butter or margarine
• 2 cups (475 ml) packaged brown sugar
• 1 cup (225 ml) sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) milk
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) baking soda
• 2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder
• 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract
• 3 cups (700 ml) all-purpose flour
• 2 cups (475 ml) rolled oats
• 1 cup (225 ml) chocolate chips or English toffee (optional)
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped walnuts (optional)
• Spicy Raisin:
• 1 cup (225 ml) raisins
• 1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) cloves
• Candy Cookies:
• 1 cup (225 ml) snipped gumdrops or candy coated milk chocolate drops
• Spicy rounds:
• 1 cup (225 ml) raisins
• 1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon ground
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) cloves ground

Preparation

• Basic recipe:
• In large mixing bowl using hand mixer cream butter 30 seconds.
• Add sugars, eggs, milk, vanilla, baking powder, and baking soda.
• Beat until combined.
• Beat in as much flour as you can.
• Using wooden spoon, stir in remaining flour then fold in oats.
• Use hands. if needed. to incorporate.
• Separate batter into three bowls.
• Add the above ingredients into each bowl.
• Incorporate into batter for each.
• This gives you three types of cookies to enjoy using one batter.
• Preheat oven 375 degrees (200 C.).
• Ddrop tsp-rounds of dough onto ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
• Bake until outer edges harden and turn golden and center is soft--13 to 15 minutes for large cookies and 9 to 11 minutes for small ones.
• Cool on cookie sheet 1 minute then remove to rack to cool.
• Store in airtight container or plastic bag.

Comments

Makes 11 large cookies or 32 small ones. Very big hit!!!!

Editors note: I have listed the chocolate chips and nuts as optional in case you don't want chocolate and nuts with your gum drops or raisins and spice. :)