Clementine's Oatmeal Cookies

Submitted by Tarbean

"It seems that everyone has their own favorite oatmeal cookie recipe and this is mine. I pulled this off the back of a chocolate chip bag years ago. It called for chocolate chips, but I used raisins instead and tweaked the flour to oat ratio a little."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 36 cookies

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups unsifted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 1⁄2 cups rolled oats
• 2 cups raisins or 2 cups chocolate chips

directions

1. Cream butter with sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla.
2. Sift flour with baking soda, salt and spices; add to butter mixture.
3. Stir in oats and raisins or chocolate chips.
4. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes for chewy and 10-11 for crispy.