Oatmeal Cookies

These were the original “everyday” cookies, to distinguish them from the fancy cookies Mom, Nan, Elsie and Vi would make for Christmas. Yes, there was a time when we were very young, when Grandma would have milk and cookies for us after school.

1 cup margarine

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in 1/4 cup hot water

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup flour

3 cups oatmeal

1 cup walnuts, chopped

Cream margarine and sugars, stir in hot water with baking soda. Add salt, vanilla, then beat in flour. Stir in oatmeal and nuts. Drop from teaspoon onto cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for about 10 minutes. Cool on racks. You can make these fancier by toasting the walnuts first, or adding raisins, chopped dates or coconut to the oatmeal batter.