Oatmeal Cookies

INGREDIENTS
1 1/4 cups butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 cups Quaker Oats, uncooked

DIRECTIONS
1 - Preheat oven to 375
2 - Beat margarine and sugars until creamy
3 - Add egg and vanilla, beat well
4 - Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt & nutmeg, mix well
5 - Stir in oats, mix well
6 - Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets (or covered by parchment paper)
7 - Bake 8-9 minutes for a chewy cookie or 10-11 minutes for a crisp cookie. Cook 1 minute on cookie sheet before transferring to cooling rack

THOUGHTS
These are a Christmas standard at my mom's house.