MMMMM ... OATMEAL COOKIES

Fannie Merritt Farmer, in her 1896 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, published the first recorded oatmeal cookie recipe in the U.S. - and she avoided raisins.

Here's a contemporary take with or without raisins:

• Prep time: 20 min
• Cook time: 10 min
• Servings: 24

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1.5 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 cups oats
• cranberries/raisins/coconut/nuts (optional)

Directions

1. Whisk butter, eggs, vanilla and sugar together
2. Add and combine flour, cinnamon, salt, oats, and optional add-ins
3. Mold and place ~24 golf sized balls of dough on trays with parchment paper
4. Cook for ~10 minutes or until edges begin to brown
   
   [Photo: Wikipedia]