Yummy Yummy Oatmeal Cookies

I have to admit, I am not a big oatmeal eater. I have tried as an excuse to a healthier diet but I just can’t live off through oatmeal and so does my family. So what better way to eat them than making your very own healthy oatmeal cookies?  

Oatmeal Cookies

This recipe yields about two dozen and a half, depending on the size you make em

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup white sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 cups quick cooking oats

*Add raisins, walnuts, and/or chocolate chip cookies as desired

Directions:

1.  In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.

2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie.

3. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven or until golden brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Don't bake for too long or burn them or they might be too hard you can't eat them. This recipe gives the cookies a smooth, soft consistency with a bite due to the cinnamon. Enjoy! :)