Oatmeal Sunshine Cookies

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind or 1 tablespoon lime rind
• 2 tablespoons orange juice or 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 1/2 cups oats, uncooked
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, cream the butter.
• 2 add in the sugar and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until mixture is light and fluffy.
• 3 add in egg; beat well.
• 4 in another bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• 5 add dry mixture to the creamed mixture; stir to mix.
• 6 add in rind, juice, oats, raisins, and pecans; stir to combine.
• 7 drop cookie dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet.
• 8 bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 9 let cool a couple minutes on cookie sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack to continue cooling.