Monday, March 15, 2010

Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies


i had an urge for oatmeal cookies. i wish i had my mom's recipe but i found the second best oatmeal cookie recipe i could find, odie's oatmeal cookie recipe. actually it's not his recipe but it is a recipe he found on the quaker oats website. so i found it, baked them up and sadly they're not as good as his. ryan said it must be cuz it lacks beard hair. it is a good recipe anyway.

Ingredients


* 1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 6 tablespoons butter, softened
* 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 1/2 cup granulated sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
* 3 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
* 1 cup raisins


Preparation

Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Add oats and raisins; mix well.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.

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