Still waiting for Ginger to post One True Cookie Recipe (and hoping she doesn't mind a chocolate chips are Far Superior to raisins substitution). About to reach for Trader Joe's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip 100-calorie cookie pack (not as good as homemade, but since I actually have them right here...)

edit because I can too spell chocolate correctly.

One True Oatmeal Cookie

1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
1½ tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1½ cups flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
3 cups raw (not quick cooking) oatmeal
1 cup raisins or chopped dates
1 cup chopped nuts.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.Sift together flour, soda and salt.
3. Cream butter.
4. Add white and brown sugar. Blend well.
5. Add vanilla.
6. Add eggs; beat well.
7. Add sifted flour mixture.
8. Fold in oatmeal, raisins and nuts.
9. Drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
10. Bake at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes.

Makes about 8 dozen cookies.

Mmmmmm, Coooookies!

I like to soak my raisins in rum before putting them in cookies

I like dates better than raisins in cookies, because they stay moist. Oatmeal cookies, like chocolate cookies, are kind of tricky because they start out brown, so it's hard to tell if they're brown enough.

Who has two thumbs and is still sitting in Chicago? That's right, this guy! I hope to make it to Ireland before the end of the week.

Oh Drew! You deserve so much better.

This is what I get for trying to take a vacation.

I'm thinking hanging at the airport is not the vacation of your dreams. Sorry!

I am now very familiar with the Admirals Club at O'Hare. Also, this just confirms that I cannot ever fly through ORD. In the past 20 years I haven't had a single connection happen as scheduled at ORD.