Soft Oatmeal Cookies

🥘 Ingredients

• baking soda
  1 teaspoon
• brown sugar (packed)
  1 cup
• butter (softened)
  1 cup
• cinnamon (ground)
  1 1/2 teaspoons
• eggs
  2
• flour (all-purpose)
  2 cups
• oats (quick cooking)
  3 cups
• raisins or chocolate chips (optional)
  1 cup
• salt
  1 teaspoon
• vanilla extract
  1 teaspoon
• white sugar
  1 cup

🍳 Cookware

• bowl
• baking sheet
• wire rack

1. 1

   Gather raisins or chocolate chips , vanilla extract .

   raisins or chocolate chips: 1 cup, vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon
2. 2

   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.

   butter: 1 cup (softened), white sugar: 1 cup, brown sugar: 1 cup (packed), eggs: 2, flour: 2 cups (all-purpose), baking soda: 1 teaspoon, salt: 1 teaspoon, cinnamon: 1 1/2 teaspoons (ground), oats: 3 cups (quick cooking)
3. 3

   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 with a large fork dipped in sugar.
4. 4

   Bake for ⏱️ 8-10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for ⏱️ 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
5. 📝

   Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and make clean-up easier.