Grandma's Best Oatmeal Pecan Cookies
by Madeleine Noland

1 cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 - 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
3 cups old fashioned oatmeal
1 cup pecans