Oatmeal Spice Cookies

• 3/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 6 cloves, ground
• 1.5 tsp allspice, ground (< 1.5 tsp after grinding)
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder (could try fresh... perhaps)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1.5 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup combo of nuts, raisins, dates, currants as desired

Directions:

1. If using currants or raisins, soak them in the egg
2. Pre-heat oven to 375.
3. Mix flour, soda, salt, and dry spices in a bowl
4. Cream butter and sugar.
5. Beat in eggs.
6. Add flour mixture
7. stir in oatmeal
8. Stir in any wet spices and nuts or dried fruits.
9. Drop by tsp onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
10. bake 375 for 10-12 minute.

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons cloves
• 2 teaspoons allspice
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup nuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Beat in eggs.
3. Add spices, flour, soda and salt.
4. stir in oatmeal and nuts.
5. Drop by tsp onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
6. bake 375 for 10-12 minute.