Joy Of Cooking's Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 lb butter, soft
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup raisins
• 3 1/2 cups rolled whole oats

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 sift (sifting is important!) flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg (its not in the recipe, but i add about 1/8-1/4 tsp of ground cloves, too) into a mixing bowl.
• 3 beat butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, and vanilla with a hand mixer at medium speed.
• 4 sift (yes, again!) flour mixture into butter mixture and mix well.
• 5 fold in raisins (or chocolate chips or chocolate covered raisins) and oats.
• 6 spoon 1.5 inch balls onto non-stick cookie sheet.
• 7 bake at 350°f for 6-9 minutes, rotating half way through baking. (should be lightly firm in the center when done) be careful -- oatmeal raisin cookies don't look done when they are, so they are very easy to over cook (unless you want then to be crispy) :).