These oatmeal cookies are soft but chewy, just like those your mom or grandma made. In fact, the recipe was a family recipe, handed down to us from my mother-in-law.
1cupM&Ms, raisins, chopped nuts(Optional. For M&Ms see notes below)
Instructions
Cream sugars and butter. Add eggs and mix until light and fluffy. Add dry ingredients, mixing until combined. Stir in oats and raisins or nuts (if adding). Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Drop by spoonful onto greased cookie sheet. Flatten dough slightly. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cookies cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then cool on racks.
To assemble Ice Cream Sandwiches: Refrigerate cookies overnight. Add 1/2 cup of ice cream onto a cookie. Smooth top of ice cream with a wet knife. Then top with cookie. Press to compress sandwich, smooth sides of ice cream. Wrap in foil or in ziplock bags. Freeze for at least 2 hours, until hardened.
Notes
For perfectly formed M&Ms, add the candies after baking. Let cookies cool 3-5 minutes before gently pressing them into oatmeal cookies.