Oatmeal Cinnamon Chip Cookies

I am on a baking kick lately, maybe it's because we don't have a yard to play in this summer, we are stuck inside, and I can't let my kids watch TV hour after hour, so we have been baking a lot. I LOVE oatmeal cookies, but I hate raisins in cookies, so I found this recipe on the back of a Hershey's chips bag, and I LOVE this recipe! Enjoy!



Ingredients:1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
1-2/3 cups (10-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY'S Cinnamon Chips
3/4 cup raisins (optional, and I totally opted out!!)

Directions:1. Heat oven to 350°F.

2. Beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in bowl until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Combine flour and baking soda; add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in oats, cinnamon chips and raisins (batter will be stiff). Drop by heaping teaspoons unto ungreased cookie sheet.

3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes on until lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. About 4 dozen.

BAR VARIATION: Spread batter into lightly greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350°F. for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool; cut into bars. About 3 dozen bars.

Recipe taken from Hershey's