Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened (2 cubes)
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
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1 1/2 cups flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 1/2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
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3/4 cup walnuts (may be ground in a blender) or 3/4 cup pecans, ground (may be ground in a blender)
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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granulated sugar, for dipping
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1 egg
Instructions
- In a large bowl cream the butter and add sugars, beating until fluffy.
- Blend egg into creamed mixture.
- Sift together into the creamed mixture the flour, soda, and cinnamon.
- Blend in the oats, nuts and vanilla.
- Chill dough 1 hour or more.
- Preheat oven to 350. Grease cookie sheets.
- Place small pieces of dough (about 1 teaspoonful) on a greased cookie sheet.
- Grease the bottom of a small glass, dip in sugar, and press gently on each uncooked cookie, flattening it to a thickness of about 1/4 inch, resugaring glass for each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned.
- Cool 2-3 minutes on the sheet, remove cookies, and cool completely on racks. Store them in an airtight container.