LEMOINE FAMILY RECIPES
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OATMEAL HERMIT COOKIES - Brenda Promersberger

1 cup butter (margarine optional) 1 cup brown sugar (original recipe called for 1-1/2 cups) 2 eggs 3 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp nutmeg 1/2 cup buttermilk (soured milk optional) 2 cups oatmeal 2 cups chocolate chips, or half chocolate and half cinnamon chips 1/2 cup nuts (optional)

Cream margarine and sugar. Beat in eggs. Sift dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Stir in milk, oats, chips, and nuts. Drop by heaping teaspoon on greased baking sheet. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on pan before removing to wire rack. Yield: approximately 5 dozen.