Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Sooooo YUMMY!!!

I found this recipe on Journey To Crunchville's Blog. Since I'd been craving oatmeal raisin cookies the past week and I am not really a cookie eater or baker, it was great to find a blog with a recipe that sounded delicious. I don't like things very sweet and did not use as much sugar as the recipe called for. Hard cookies NEVER impress me, so I like that these are soft and chewy. Also, I did soak the raisins... and that did make all the difference.

Recipe:


1 cup butter, room temp

1 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup white sugar

2 eggs, well beaten

1 TBSP (yes tablespoon) vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinammon

1/2 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp nutmeg

3 cups oatmeal (quick cooking or old fashioned, not instant)

1 cup raisins

1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)


To prep: The key is to soak the raisins. This makes all the difference in the world. Beat eggs and vanilla together and then add the raisins, stir. Soak for an hour or two. I just walked by a few times and stirred it while I waited.

Directions:

Preheat to 350 F

Cream butter and sugars with mixer. In a seperate bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda, cinammon, ginger & nutmeg. Stir the dry ingredients until well blended. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and mix well. Now add in the egg & raisin mixture (I used my hands). Then add oatmeal and chocolate chips/nuts and combine well. Form into balls on cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet for 2-5 minutes or until firm enough to transfer to wire rack.

Made about 2 1/2 dozen cookies for me and I made them pretty big. You could get 4 dozen if you make them small.