Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Soft and chewy with a lovely hint of cinnamon. It's easy to get more fiber in your diet with these lovely cookies.
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1½ cups packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup raisins
- 3½ cups old fashioned rolled oats
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Grease or line 2 cookie sheets.
- In a mixing bowl combine, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, beat together, softened butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla.
- Add eggs one at a time until well combined.
- Set speed to low and slowly add flour mixture until well combined.
- Add oatmeal and raisins.
- Using a dough scoup shape dough into 1 ½ inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on prepareed cookie sheets.
- Flatten balls of dough into ½ inch thick rounds.
- Bake 12-14 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned and begin to crisp along the edges.
- Cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes, then transfer cookies onto a wire rack to cool completely.