Gloomy, grey, blustery days are just right for baking cookies and having friends over to make crafts! And...drinking some coffee, socializing with another Mommy, and, best of all,  giving my toddler the opportunity to play with another toddler instead of ME all the time! I was in the mood for Oatmeal Scotchies; what's a play date without a yummy snack? This recipe is the "traditional" version taken from the back of a bag of Toll House butterscotch chips:

Oatmeal Scotchies

1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/4 cup flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. cinnamon, optional

3 cups oatmeal

an 11-ounce package butterscotch chips

Preheat oven to 375.  Beat butter and sugars until creamy.  Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.  Add combined flour, soda, salt and cinnamon.  Mix well.  Add oats and chips; mix well.  Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake 7-8 minutes for chewy cookies and 9-10 minutes for crispy cookies.  Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack and cool completely.