MRS. FIELD’S COOKIES

From the Kitchen of: Marilyn Young

1 lb. butter

2 c. sugar

2 c. brown sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. baking soda

4 c. flour (if using ½ recipe, use 2 ¼ c.)

5 c. oatmeal

1 lb. chocolate chips

3 c. nuts or raisins, optional

Cream together brown sugar, sugar, butter, and eggs. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Shape into golf ball size balls. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 400 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes. Flatten golf balls slightly, with spatula, and let cool. (This recipe is from the Quailbluff Cuisine cookbook that Sonya gave out some years ago.) It makes good cookies!