Grandma's Oatmeal Raisin Big Cookies By Todd Wilbur

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups oats (not instant)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 combine raisins with water in a food processor and blend on high speed for about 1 minute or until very smooth.
• 3 combine this raisin puree with the vegetable shortening, egg, brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl.
• 4 mix well with electric mixer until smooth.
• 5 in a separate bowl, combine the flour with the oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. pour this dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix well until ingredients are incorporated.
• 6 mix in raisins.
• 7 roll 3 tablespoon portions of the dough into a ball in your hands and press to 1/2-inch flat on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 8 bake for 9-11 minutes.
• 9 be careful not to overcook, or the cookies will not be chewy.
• 10 store in a sealed container.