OLD FASHIONED CHEWY OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Oatmeal Raisin cookies are my husbands all time favourite cookies so yesterday I dug out my old recipe and the grand babies and I whipped up a batch for their Papa Z.  

These Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are perfect! They are big fat and super soft cookies with crispy edges, have a gorgeous buttery cinnamon flavour with the faintest wisp of allspice and are studded with plump and juicy raisins. (There’s a trick to juicy raisins in cookies that you’ll find in my recipe)
The whole family will love this old fashioned standby!  These cookies also make great gifts!  

You can whip up a double batch, form into balls and refrigerate or freeze to bake another day as well.

Makes approximately 2 dozen cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 3 large eggs

• 1 1/2 cups raisins , pre-soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1 cup butter, softened

• 1 cup brown sugar

• 1 cup white sugar

• 2 ½ cups flour

• 2 tsp baking soda

• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

• 1 tsp salt

• 1/8 tsp allspice

• 2 cups rolled oats

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Beat the eggs in small bowl.

3. Drain the raisins and pat dry with a paper towel.

4. Add the vanilla and raisins to the eggs and mix. Set aside.

5. Cream together the softened butter, white sugar and brown sugar with a hand blender or in a mixer.

6. In a separate bowl, blend the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon and allspice.

7. Slowly add the flour mixture a bit at a time to the butter and sugar mixture in the mixer until thoroughly combined.

8. Pour in the egg, vanilla and raisins and mix until well blended.

9. Stir in the oatmeal and again, mix until combined.

10. Scoop heaping tablespoons onto parchment lined baking sheets.

11. Bake in 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. (13 minutes if you like a crunchier cookie)

• These cookies freeze very well!