by Annette Bromley

Created on: January 16, 2011

OATMEAL-RAISIN COOKIES

There was almost always cookies in Grandma's cookie jar and we all looked forward to her cookie treats.  A homemade cookie is so much better than any cookie you can buy at the super-market and I like making cookies when I have the time.  Every now and then I make the time just to have a sweet treat around the house.  One of my all-time favorite cookies is oatmeal-raisin with or without frosting. Grandma used to sometimes frost them and put raisin smiley faces on them, especially if she was making them for a holiday treat. Grandma would occasionally put two cookies together with a creamy frosting filling in-between or some ice cream between two of her cookies to make a delicious ice-cream sandwich.  We could depend on grandma for cookie treats.  This is my grandmother's oatmeal cookie recipe and as far as I am concerned there are none better.  Here is how she made them.   

OATMEAL-RAISIN COOKIES

Preheat oven 350 degrees

In a mixing bowl cream together

1/2 cup butter or margarine softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 egg plus two egg whites

2 Tbsp. light cream or half and half

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Add

1 3/4 cups rolled oats and mix

Sift together and add

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda 

3/4 tsp. salt 

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Mix well until well blended and work in 

1 cup seedless raisins until well mixed

Drop dough by heaping teaspoonful on lightly greased or lined Cookie/baking sheet about 1 inch or a little more apart and gently shape and flatten slightly. 

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until a light golden brown.  I usually bake for the 12 or slightly more minutes for a softer cookie.  15 minutes will give you a crispier cookie.  Remove from oven and allow to set about 5 min.Remove from pan to rack and finish cooling.  Enjoy.

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