Holiday Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups old fashioned oats, uncooked
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 1 cup)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. on waxed paper, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
• 2 in large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown and granulated sugars until creamy, occasionally scraping bowl with spatula. beat in egg and vanilla.
• 3 reduce speed to low; gradually beat in flour mixture just until blended, occasionally scraping bowl. with spoon, stir in oats, raisins and chocolate chips.
• 4 drop dough by heaping tablespoons, 2 inches apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. bake cookies 13-15 minutes or until tops are golden. transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.
• 5 repeat with remaining dough. store cookies in covered container at room temperature for up to 1 week or in freezer up to 3 months.