How To make Nutty Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

1 c Margarine; (2 sticks) at
-room Temperature 1 1/2 c Packed dark brown sugar
1 c Granulated sugar
1 ts Vanilla; (1 to 2)
2 Eggs
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1 ds Salt
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1 ds Ground nutmeg
1 Generous cup raisins
1 Generous cup chopped walnuts
Or walnut halves 3 c Uncooked rolled oats
Recipe by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12/2/96 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With electric mixer, beat together margarine and sugars until creamy. Add vanilla and eggs; beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; mix until smooth. By hand, stir in raisins, walnuts and rolled oats. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto parchment-lined cookie sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until cookies are lightly and evenly browned. Leave on cookie sheets for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely. -----