Cookies and SOY Milk

All last week, since I have been back from Birmingham, I've been searching for recipes and writing them in a spiral notebook. Pat and I sat down, picked out 7 meals for dinners this week and 1 treat for him to spread out and take to work or eat for dessert. He picked a chocolate-oatmeal-toffee cookie (the original recipe calls for nuts and dried cherries but Pat didn't want those-I recommend putting them in) They were absolutely delicious and they only took 10 minutes to bake! (Prep time was about 10 minutes, too)
I've been drinking more soy milk lately (gotta support the family farming haha) It is absolutely delicious-the vanilla one not the plain-Pat won't drink it because it looks funny. Well, it was DELCIOSO with the cookies.
Anyway, here is the recipe for the cookies (the original one. You can play with it however you want)
Oatmeal Cookies with Toffee, Dried Cherries, and Nuts
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 t baking soda
1 c butter (room temperature)
3/4 c granulated sugar
3/4 c light brown sugar
1 egg
1 t vanilla extract
1 1/2 c oatmeal
1 c dried cherries
1 c milk chocolate chips
1 c toffee pieces
OPTIONAL ITEMS TO ADD
1/2 c coconut
1 c walnuts


1. Preheat to 350 degrees.
2. Sift together flour and baking soda.
3. Cream butter and sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
4. Add egg and mix on high until completely incorporated.
5. Add vanilla.
6. Add flour mix a little at a time, being sure to completely mix before adding each time on a low speed.
7.Mix in oatmeal, toffee, chocolate chips, etc
8.Use an ice cream scoop and place balls on greased cookie sheet.
9. Bake for 8-10 minutes