•  ½ pound (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
•  1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
•  ½ cup granulated sugar
•  2 eggs
•  1 teaspoon vanilla
•  1½ cups all-purpose flour
•  1 teaspoon baking soda
•  1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
•  ½ teaspoon salt (optional)
•  3 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
•  1 cup raisins
•  Softened ice cream or frozen yogurt

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. In large bowl, beat together margarine and sugars with electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Add to margarine mixture; mix well. Stir in oats and raisins; mix well.
3. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
4. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
5. To make sandwiches, spread softened ice cream on bottom side of one cookie; top with second cookie. Wrap airtight; freeze.

Yield: about 2 dozen sandwiches