Basic Cookies
["1 c. soft butter", "2 c. sugar", "4 tsp. vanilla", "2 eggs", "3 1/2 c. flour", "1 tsp. baking soda", "M & M candy, optional", "nuts, optional", "chocolate chips, optional", "oatmeal, optional", "peanut butter, optional"]
["Cream butter and sugar, add vanilla and eggs and blend well. Add flour and baking soda and mix well.", "Drop by teaspoonfuls on foil lined cookie sheet or roll out and cut with a cookie cutter. Bake at 400\u00b0 10 minutes."]
["butter", "sugar", "vanilla", "eggs", "flour", "baking soda", "M candy", "nuts", "chocolate chips", "peanut butter"]