Mom's Create-A-Cookie

Submitted by Lori Mama

"This was my Mom's favorite cookie recipe. She would add different extras to it every time she made it."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 48 cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 1⁄4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup chocolate chips, or (any flavor or color)
• 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup dates, chopped, or
• 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup nuts, chopped, or
• 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup raisins

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°.
2. In heavy duty mixer or by hand cream together the butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla, beat until combined.
3. Sift together the flour, soda and salt.
4. Add to creamed mixture along with oats and blend. Fold in any extras you wish.
5. Drop by teaspoons full, or however large you like your cookie, on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
6. Bake for 12 minutes.

Reviews

[Debbwl]

This is the kind of cookie that would make you run home from school. A nice soft oatmeal cookie that you would never get bored with given the wide verity of stir in's. I made as written using half dates and half walnuts. Thanks for the post.

 

[BakinBaby]

These were great. I used white chocolate and pecans, delish. Made for DH's pool club at the Elks... they all gave you the thumbs up. This is a nice basic recipe to have around when you're trying to please so many pickey cookie eaters. Hummmm. is there such a thing, as a pickey cookie eater? Thanks for sharing Mom's recipe

 

[alligirl]

We loved these cookies! I only made 1/2 a batch, and wish I had made the whole recipe! They were soft and chewy, and sooooo good! :) I used semi-sweet morsels, and no nuts this time, although I like the fact that I can add anything, to suit my tastes! Your Mama was a smart lady, Lori Mama! Thanks so much for sharing your treasured recipe with us; I know that I'll be making them again!

 

[Brooke the Cook in]

Great base for cookies! I used mini-chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips and millet. I liked the light crisp texture especially around the edges. I used a medium cookie scoop and baked just a couple minutes more.

 

[Julie in TX]

Try this with craisins and walnuts! It's one of those just gotta have another recipes. Thanks for sharing it.