1 1 2 STICKS OF BUTTER RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line sheet pan with parchment paper.In bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, or in large bowl with hand-held mixer, beat butter, brown sugar and sugar until creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until well combined.In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add to butter mixture all at once and mix on low until combined. Then, add oats and mix until just combined.Drop by rounded tablespoons onto prepared sheet pan, spacing about 2 inches apart. Bake until edges just begin to turn golden, about 8-9 minutes. They will look cakey before cooling. Let cool on pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• It is not necessary to grease the cookie sheets.
• Cream together the butter or margarine with the 2 cups of powdered sugar.
• Add the salt, vanilla and 3 1/2 cups flour, and mix until blended; the mixture should be fairly stiff, so add more flour if needed.
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Pinch off pieces of dough, roll into about 3/4" balls (you can make them larger if you prefer), place on the cookie sheets about 2" apart, and flatten with a fork on baking sheet twice for each cookie, making a criss-cross pattern and flattening cooking about halfway.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until just very lightly beginning to brown around the edges.
• Let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for about a minute, then remove to a rack and dust lightly with additional powdered sugar.
• Dust again when cookies are completely cooled, or store as is, and dust a 2nd time after putting on a platter to serve.
• Makes about 64 cookies; recipe halves easily.