Oatmeal Cookies

2 C  brown sugar
2 C  granulated sugar
2 C  BUTTER (not marg)-  softened
4     eggs
1 tsp salt
2 tsp  baking powder
2 tsp  baking soda
2 tsp  real vanilla
4 C  Flour
5 C  Quick cooking oats (not instant)
3 C  chopped nuts (optional)
3 C  raisins (optional)
3 C  chips (chocolate, butterscotch, white chocolate, whatever you like- and also optional)


Preheat oven to 400. Cream sugars and butter.  Add eggs and beat well.  Add next 4 ingredients and mix well.  Mix in flour and oats.  Add any optional "treat" ingredients.  

Make into golf-ball sized balls of dough.  Place on cookie sheet 2 " apart and press down slightly.  Bake for 6-8 minutes-  don't want to overcook these.

makes approx 75- 100 cookies- depending on size of dough balls.