Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I got this recipe for oatmeal raisin cookies off of the Quaker Oats can lid. They are my mom's favorite cookies, so I make them for her every once in a while. They are nice, soft, and chewy. Sometimes they look a little underdone when I first pull them out of the oven, but let them sit a cool for a bit and they come out pretty.

 

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Makes 48 cookies

1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 6 tbs. butter, softened

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

3 cups old fashioned Quaker oats

1 cup raisins

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Beat together butter and sugars in a large bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.

2. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

3. In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt. Mix well.

4. Add the flour mixture into the butter mixture and beat to combine. 

5. Mix in oats and raisins.

6. Spoon dough onto ungreased cookie sheets, dividing the dough so you end up with 48 equally sized cookies. 

7. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. The cookies should be a light golden brown. Cool for a minute on the cookie sheets then store in an airtight container.