Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter
3 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. dry oatmeal
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Cream the butter.
Gradually add brown sugar.
Add egg and beat thoroughly. Add vanilla. Stir in the dry oatmeal and the nuts. Mix thoroughly.
Line cookie sheet with wax paper.
Drop cookie mixture on wax paper from teaspoon, filled about half. Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven 5 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Lift wax paper off cookie sheet onto wire rack and cool cookies a few minutes before removing from paper. Wax paper will smoke some during the cooking process.
Makes 16 dozen.