Oatmeal Cookies

I LOVE Subway's oatmeal cookies. Have you ever tried them? They are awesome--get one next time you eat lunch there (but don't look at how many calories they have; it's better to stay in the dark, trust me). I love them so much that I even tried to find the recipe on the internet but no luck. I did hear in my travels that the recipe on the bottom of the lid of the Quaker oat box was pretty hard to beat, so I decided to try it. It's really good, and I'm only sorry I didn't make them sooner (ignore the fact that this is not a very good picture because they really tasted good). I made half the batch with rasins, and the other half with chocolate chips. I was afraid the chips might not go with the cinnamon that is in the recipe and that I'd have to cut it out next time if I wanted chocolate chips, but it was fine--both versions tasted great. However, I now know why the Subway cookies are so bad for you--the recipe calls for two sticks of butter. I'm thinking of trying it next time with 1 stick of butter and the rest applesauce to see what happens.

Oatmeal Rasin Cookies
1 C (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1 C firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 C granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 C all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt (optional) (**I put in a little less than 1/2 tsp.**)
3 C Quaker Oates (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 C rasins (or semi-sweet chocolate chips)

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy
3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well
4. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well
5. Stir in oats and rasins (or chips); mix well
6. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet
7. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown
8. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack (**don't forget this step or the cookie will totally fall apart on you**)

Yields about 4 dozen