Instructions: Cream butter and sugars until fluffy with electric mixer. Beat in egg, vanilla and salt.

By hand, stir in flour, a 1/4 cup at a time. Stir in oats. (Add nuts and/or
raisins now.)

Crop by rounded teaspoons about 2 inches apart. They will spread. But if you want them thinner still, flatten each one with a glass bottom thats been coated in granulated sugar.

Bake at 350.
About 12 minutes (not too dry!) but browned.

Cool on wire rack.

Yield: 3-4 dozen

If raisins are dry, they will draw moisture from batter as they bake. So use real fresh or plumb them with a little boiling water; drain.

If you would like to email yourself the recipe for later use, or share the recipe with your friends or family, enter the email addresses below and this recipe will be emailed to you and others as well.