Oatmeal Jim Jams

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal, uncooked
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 3/4 cups chopped dates or 1 3/4 cups raisins
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. In a large mixing bowl cream the butter.
2. At medium speed of mixer gradually add the 1 cup of brown sugar beating until light and fluffy.
3. In another bowl combine oats, flour, soda, and salt; stirring well to combine ingredients.
4. Alternatley add dry ingredients and buttermilk to creamed mixture.
5. Beginning and ending with flour.
6. Using a tablespoon drop dough onto ungreased cookie sheets.
7. Bake cookies at 350* for 12 to 15 minutes.
8. Let cookie cool slightly before removing to wire racks to finish cooling.
9. To make cookie filling combine chopped dates or raisins with 3/4 cups sugar, boiling water and vanilla in a small saucepan.
10. Cook over low heat;stirring constantly until mixture has thickend.
11. Take pan from heat and let filing cool.
12. Spread filling over half of cooled cookies topping with the remaining cookies.

butter, brown sugar, quickcooking, flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, dates, sugar, boiling water, vanilla extract

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/oatmeal-jim-jams-111708 (may not work)