Mom's Oatmeal Cookies

It's Friday -- and for some reason I always lean towards posting a dessert recipe on Friday. I think the "Mom" referred to here is (Great) Grandma Beal. She has another oatmeal cookie recipe in the box, but that one has coconut in it.

Mom's Oatmeal Cookies

2/3 cup butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

1/2 ts baking soda

1 ts baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup rolled oats

1 1/2 cup flour

1 cup nuts

1/2 cup dates or raisins

1 tsp vanilla

-mix ingredients together. bake at 325 degrees for 10 min.