Oatmeal Cookies

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt, to taste (optional)
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
2. Cream butter or margarine with sugars in large mixing bowl.
3. Stir in eggs and vanilla.
4. Stir in dry ingredients (flours-salt) until blended.
5. Add oats and wheat germ, stirring until combined.
6. Stir in chocolate chips, raisins and pecans (if using).
7. Form dough into 3-inch balls and place on cookie sheets.
8. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, oats, germ, semisweet chocolate chips, raisins, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/oatmeal-cookies-78460 (may not work)