Women With Altitude
Official Red Hat Society Chapter of Grand County, Colorado
Chapter # 21031
Elevation 9,100 feet (2773 meters)


Wild Oatmeal Cookies-Anonymous

3 sticks softened butter or margarine
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 ½ t. vanilla
2 large eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
4 ½ cups rolled oats
½ t. salt
1 t. baking soda
½ t. cinnamon
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (can use peanut butter or white chips)
½ t. nutmeg

1.                  Place the butter or margarine in a large mixing bowl.  Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. 

2.                  Beat the butter with an electric mixer until fluffy (about 1 minute).  Then add the sugars and beat for another minute.  Add the eggs and beat for 2 more minutes.

3.                  Add the vanilla and stir.  Mix in flour, baking soda and saltuntil you can no longer see white.

4.                  Stir in rolled oats until well combined.

5.                  Add in cinnamon, nutmeg and chocolate chips.  Stir as well as possible. 

6.                  Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto un greased cookie sheets.  Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are browned on the bottom.

7.                  Cool cookies on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes before eating.  Yield 5 doz 2 ½ inch cookies.

Note:  If you want to get creative during step #5 add in any of the following:  ½ cup raisins, 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts, 1/3 cup cried cranberries or 1/3 cup dried apricots.