Vanishing Oatmeal Cookie Bars

This is probably one of my favorite cookie recipes. I made these into bars this time.

2 sticks of butter softened

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

3 cups quick or old fashioned oats

1 cup of raisins/chocolate chips/butterscotch chips etc

Heat oven to 350

Beat together butter and sugar

add eggs and vanilla

add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well

stir in oats and raisins/chips; mix well

drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet

bake 10 to 12 minutes or untl golden brown

cool one minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack

makes about 4 dozen

*bar cookies

bake 30 to 35 minutes in ungreased 13x9 inch metal baking pan