These old fashioned soft oatmeal cookies are easy to make and thick. You can load them with cranberries, raisins and chocolate chips just in case your kids want to say no!
Mix flour, oats, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
Cream butter and the sugars in another bowl. You can do this manually but go easy on yourself and use a hand or stand mixer. Cream till nice and smooth, about 2 minutes on medium speed.
Add eggs, beat for a minute. Add vanilla and mix for half a minute.
Add the dry ingredients to this wet mixture and combine on low with the hand mixer.
Add any extras you wish like chocolate chips etc. Beat on low speed. Dough will be thick and sticky.
Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Grease moulds, cookie sheets or use a Silpat.
Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
Flatten each cookie press in the cherry or trutti fruti cut in two pieces.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven.
Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
You can add cinnamon, raisins, nuts, chocolate chips.
To make these cookies eggless substitute eggs with ½ cup of yogurt.