Quick Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. margarine, softened (2 1/2 sticks)
3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt (optional)
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
3 c. Quaker oats (uncooked; quick or old fashioned)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Combine margarine and sugar; beat until creamy.
Fold in egg and vanilla.
Combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices; add to mixture and mix well.
Stir in oats.
Drop rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8 to 9 minutes for chewy cookies or 10 to 11 minutes for crispy cookies. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet, then place on wire rack.
Yield: Approximately 8 dozen.