Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup water

1 t vanilla extract

1 1/2 cup cake flour

1/2 t baking soda

1/2 t cinnamon

1/4 t nutmeg

3 cups quick cooking oats*

1 pack chocolate chips

Procedure

Cream butter, add sugar, add egg, beat well.

Add water and vanilla, add flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and soda, mix well.

Stir in oats and chips.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet, bake at 350°F 180°C 10 - 12 minutes

* 1 cup coconut may be substituted for 1 cup oats if preferred.

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