Oatmeal Raisin cookies are the cookies that have woven themselves into the tapestry of American life, the cookies that grandmothers offer from always- full cookie jars, that fill the house with tantalizing scents on chilly, every mouth watering bite of these crispy- chewy oatmeal cookies is full of good-tasting nuts and raisins.
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup margarine or butter, softened
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
¾ cup All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups quick-cooking rolled oats
½ cup raisins
½ cup chopped nuts
Procedure
Heat oven to 375F
Grease cookie sheets
In large bowl, beat sugar, brown sugar and margarine until light and fluffy.
Add vanilla and egg; blend well
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
Stir in rolled oats, raisins and nuts.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets
Bake at 375F. for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.
3 ½ dozen oatmeal raisin cookies.
High Altitude – Above 3500 Feet: Increase flour to 1 cup. Bake as directed above.
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