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Cream the butter and sugars together well. Add egg and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.
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Sift together the flour, five spice powder, nutmeg, salt and baking soda
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Fold the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture. When the dry ingredients are almost incorporated, add the rolled oats, raisons, apricots and nuts.
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Chill the dough for about an hour before baking for best results.
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Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a parchment lined cookie sheet about 2 ½ inches apart.
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Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes. Do not over bake or your cookies will lose their chewy texture. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.