Homemade Slice And Bake Oatmeal Cookies

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains		Cookies, Homemade co	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Butter or margarine
2	c	Granulated sugar
2	c	Packed brown sugar
4		Eggs
2	t	Vanilla extract
4	c	Unbleached flour
5	c	Rolled oats
1	t	Salt
2	t	Baking soda
2	t	Baking powder
3/4	c	Chopped nuts
1	c	Raisins, or up to 2 c

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut four 14" x 12" pieces of waxed paper or plastic wrap.  Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine with the granulated and
brown sugars until smooth.  Beat in vanilla extract and eggs until
light and fluffy.  In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, salt and
baking soda and baking powder.  Stir flour mixture int  Divide the
dough into 4 pieces.  Shape each piece into an 8" - 10"  roll. Wrap
rolls in waxed paper.  Place the rolls in a rectangular  freezer
container with a tight fitting lid, or into a large freezer  zip-lock
bag, or wrap well in a piece of heavy duty  To prepare cookies:
Slightly thaw one roll of oatmeal cookie dough.  Preheat oven to 350Ã¸.
Cut the dough into 1/4" thick slices.  Arrange cut pieces on lightly
greased  cookie sheets, placing about  1" apart. Bake for about 10-12
minutes, or until the c  Makes 4 rolls of cookie dough, or enough for
about 12 dozen cookies.  Posted to EAT-L Digest - 19 Jun 96  Date:  
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 17:41:37 -0600  From:    Ilene Warfield
<ilenewar@STARNETINC.COM>  Recipe By     : Make-A-Mix by Eliason,
Harward & Westover

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