I tried this recipe just yesterday…and wow they are the best oatmeal cooikies I have ever tasted…And so easy to make…hope you enjoy.:D

Yummy Oatmeal Cookies

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
2 1/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Brown Butter Icing, recipe follows

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease 1 or more cookie sheets. Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, shortening, and sugar in a bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and beat until mixture is light in color. Add buttermilk. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice; stir into creamed mixture. Fold in oatmeal, raisins, walnuts, and vanilla, blending well. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Drizzle with Brown Butter Icing.

Brown Butter Icing:
1/2 cup butter
3 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons water
In a small saucepan heat the butter over medium heat until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in 3 cups sifted powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in enough water (3 to 4 tablespoons) to make an icing of drizzling consistency. Drizzle on warm cookies.

Yield: enough to ice 5 dozen cookies
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Ease of preparation: Easy

The letter posted was in no way putting down other faiths. Just simply a letter of a conversation between President Bush and Pastors at a lunch. The letter touched my heart knowing a man of his power gets on his knees and prays for wisdom and guidance. And asks for the Amercian people to please do the same.
I do however in my personal opinion question Saddoms “God”, not the Iraqi peoples. I believe he has lost something in the tranlation. The God I know does not instruct to murder, mame, torture men, women and childern. He continues to do evil to his own people also dispicable acts of assinations of whoever stands in his way.
My prayer is that every person will have the freedom to express there own beliefs without any of these atrocities being affilted upon them.

I do pray for all the troops in Iraq who are fighting to help rid this evil man whom darkens his own people with the shadow of death. And help the people of Iraq to know what it is like to have that often taking for granted freedom most of us enjoy and cherish so deeply.