Vanishing Oatmeal Cookies

These cookies are a healthy and delicious alternative to traditional chocolate chip cookies.  You can change the cholcolate chips for any other ingredient you like such as **dried cranberries, raisins, white chocolate chips...even your favorite nuts.

From the Quaker Oats Container.

1/2 lb (2 sticks) margarine or butter
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs (or egg substitute)
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour (we use whole wheat flour)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
3 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old-fashioned, uncooked)
1 cup chocolate chips**

1.  Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2.  Beat together butter and sugars until creamy.
3.  Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
4.  Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; mix well.
5.  Stir in oats and chocolate chips; mix well.
6.  Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown
8.  Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack.

Makes about 4 dozen.

Bar Cookies: Bake 30 to 35 minutes in ungreased 13x9 inch metal baking pan.