Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 large eggs, well beaten
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 cups rolled oats (we use quaker quick or old fashioned. do not use instant.)
• 1 1/2 cups raisins

Recipe

• 1 1 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. grease two large cookie sheets or line with silpat, parchment paper or waxed paper.
• 2 2 in a large mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy. add sugars; beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. beat in eggs. add vanilla.
• 3 3 mix flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in medium bowl. stir dry ingredients into butter-sugar mixture. stir in raisins and nuts. stir in oats.
• 4 4 spoon out dough by large tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets, leaving at least 2 inches between each cookie.
• 5 5 bake until cookie edges turn golden brown, 10-12 minutes. cool 1 minute on cookie sheets. then carefully remove them, using a metal spatula, to a wire rack. cool completely. they will be quite soft until completely cooled. store tightly covered.