Old-fashioned oatmeal raisin cookies

30 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 Eggs; beaten
1 cup Golden or dark raisins
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Butter - (2 sticks); softened
3⅔ cup Brown sugar -; (packed)
¾ cup Granulated sugar
10½ cup All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons Baking soda
2 cups Quick-cooking oatmeal
¾ cup Chopped pecans; (optional)

Directions

Combine eggs, raisins, and vanilla in bowl; let stand, covered, for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until fluffy. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter and sugar. Mix well. Add raisin mixture, oatmeal and pecans. Don't worry if dough seems dry. Drop by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Let cool on rack. Yield: About 2½ dozen.

Recipe Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 12-14-1998 Formatted for MasterCook by Susan Wolfe - swolfe1@...

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