Mix in larger mixer bowl:
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 ½ tsp. cinnamon
Add:
2 cups Quick Cooking oatmeal
¾ cup brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 cup cooking oil
2 eggs
1/3 cup milk (buttermilk preferred)
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat on No. 4 speed until blended – about 2 minutes. Scrape bowl while beating and scrape beaters.
Add:
1 cup raisins or chopped dates
¾ cup chopped pecans
Beat until blended. Drop by teaspoonsful on prepared cookie sheet. Bake in 375 degree oven for about 12 minutes. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
Kitty Upton gave me this recipe and my family has always loved it. Our first Schnauzer (Pepper) loved it, too. He used to sit by the oven and beg when they were baking.