Soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe

This soft oatmeal raisin cookies recipe uses simple ingredients that you probably have in your pantry.

The combination of oatmeal and raisins makes this cookie a healthier choice of sweets.

Brown sugar in this old fashioned oatmeal cookie recipe keeps the cookies soft and moist, while giving them a subtle taste of molasses.

A recipe for oatmeal cookies loaded with raisins, these drop cookies are a classic.

Yield: 3-1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, at room temperature
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1-1/2 cups oatmeal, uncooked
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup seedless raisins

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease cookie baking sheet(s).

2. Sift flour with baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, stir butter and sugar together until just mixed. Blend in flour mixture, oats, eggs and vanilla. Stir in raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on baking sheet(s).

4. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until lightly browned and tops spring back when touched. Remove from oven and place cookies in a single layer on wire racks to cool. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container.

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