Oatmeal Lace Cookies

Ingredients 8 tbls. (1 stick) butter 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup molasses 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup quick or old-fashioned oats 1 cup (optional) chopped nuts, finely chopped Directions Preheat oven to 375ºF. Melt butter in saucepan. Remove from heat; stir in milk, molasses and vanilla. Sift together sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Blend into milk mixture. Stir in oats and nuts. Drop by level teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake 6 to 8 minutes. Cool. Yield: 4 dz cookies