Recipe - Christmas Treasure Nuggets

1 cup Margarine or butter,
softened
1 cup Firmly packed brown sugar
Three fourths cup Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 Three fourths cup Allpurpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt (opt)
2 cup QUAKER Oats (quick or
oldfashioned, uncooked)
2 cup QUAKER 100% Natural Flavor,
any flavor
Whole blanched almonds

Heat oven to 375'F. Beat margarine and sugars in large bowl until fluffy.
Blend in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and
salt; add to margarine mixture and mix well. Stir in oats and cereal.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2" apart, onto ungreased cookie sheet. Press
1 almond onto each cookie. Bake 810 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2
minutes on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store
tightly covered.

Makes 6 dozen cookies.

From Favorite All Time Recipes Homemade Holiday Cookies, Publication
International, Ltd., ISBN 078530147X.

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