Ella's Oatmeal Cookies

Ella saw a film clip during Elmo's World of a girl making oatmeal cookies with her mom. She wrote down the recipe as they made it and then wanted to make them herself. As soon as they were ready, Felix ate two, one after the other. They were delicious!

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar (we use organic evaporated cane juice)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1-1/2 cups quick cooking oats

1. In a medium bowl, cream together butter and both sugars. Beat in egg, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheet. Roll the dough into 12 walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Flatten each cookie with a large fork dipped in sugar (flattening & sugar optional).
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. You want them to still be a bit soft to the touch, not browned. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. and eat while still warm.