Oatmeal Cookies

My sister got this recipe off the net and made it.... very tasty and only brown sugar... chewy and yummy!

Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped

3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup light brown sugar

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 ground cinammon

3 cups rolled oats (Quaker)

1 cup raisins , white of dark chocolate chips (optional)

* To toast nuts:preheat oven to 350.F and toast nuts for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned and fragrant. cool and chop into pieces. set aside.

* Line 2 baking sheet with parchment paper.

* Beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy (2-3 minutes). Add egg, vanilla and beat to combine.

* In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinammon.

* Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and beat. Stir in the nuts, oats and raisins or chips.

* Space the cookies about 5 cm apart on the baking sheet. THen wet your hands and flatten the cookies slightly with your fingers so they are about 1.25 cm thick.

* Bake cookies about 12 - 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown around the edges.

* Remove from oven and cool a few minutes before transferring them onto a wire rack to cool.

Makes about 20 - 24 cookies