Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies – Quaker Oats Box

 

1          C (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened

1          C firmly packed brown sugar

½         C granulated sugar

2          eggs

1          t vanilla

1-1/2    C all purpose flour

1          t baking soda

1          t cinnamon

½         t salt

3          C Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)

1          C raisins

 

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.  Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy.  Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.  Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.  Stir in oats and raisins; mix well.  Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 10-12 min. or until golden brown.  Cool 1 min. on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack.

 

Makes about 4 dozen

 

To make bar cookies:  Bake 30-35 minutes in ungreased  9” x 13” metal baking pan.