Oatmeal (Chocolate Chip) Cookies

From Better Homes and Gardens. I've never made them without the chocolate chips, because they're really the point to me. However, the original recipe is just oatmeal cookies, and you can stir in in raisins. But then you won't get any chocolate. Just a warning.

These have become Gary's specialty and they disappear very quickly wherever he takes them!

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup chocolate chips or raisins (optional)

In a large mixing bowl or bowl of stand mixer, beat butter on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and cloves. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour. Stir in rolled oats. (I've never had any problems doing this with my Kitchen Aid.)

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool on cookie sheet for one minute. Transfer to wire rack and let cool.