1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
   1/2 ts Baking soda
   1/2 ts Salt
     2 ts Ground cinnamon
     2 ts Ground cloves
     2 ts Ground allspice
     1 ts Ground ginger
     1 c  Butter or margarine;
          -softened
     1 c  Sugar
     1 c  Firmly packed brown sugar
     2    Eggs
     1 ts Vanilla extract
     3 c  Quick-cooking oats; uncooked
     1 c  Chopped nuts; (optional)
 Combine flour, soda, salt, and spices; set aside. Combine butter and sugar,
 creaming well; beat in eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture, mixing well.
 Stir in oats; add nuts, if desired. Drop dough by a 1/4 cup measure 5
 inches apart onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 12
 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly on cookie sheets;
 remove to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: about 2 dozen.
 NOTES : 
                
                 Yields       
                1 Servings                
