Old Fashioned Charmer

Morgan and I must have consumed 1,000's of cookies worth of this batter as little girls. We made this dough all the time and it was rare to have enough dough left over to bake a cookie. It's a shame because the dough is worth baking!

EVERYTHING COOKIES

You will need:

2 sticks butter, room temperature

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups flour

3/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups oatmeal

2 cups Wheaties

1 package (6 ounces) chocolate chips

1 cup pecans, chopped

1 small box of dates

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter and sugars with an electric mixer.

Beat in eggs.

Blend in dry ingredients and cereals

Stir in chocolate chips, nuts and dates.

Drop by a spoon onto cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on a rack.