Holiday Oatmeal Cookies

Lainey6605's Note:

These cookies can also be given as a gift. To create a cookie kit, layer dry ingredients in a mason jar, cover the lid with gingham fabric, attach a wooden spoon and a copy of the recipe, and tie with raffia.

• Total Time: 53 mins
• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 48 cookies

• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine , softened
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups old fashioned oats , uncooked
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 1 cup)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On waxed paper, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
2. In large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown and granulated sugars until creamy, occasionally scraping bowl with spatula. Beat in egg and vanilla.
3. Reduce speed to low; gradually beat in flour mixture just until blended, occasionally scraping bowl. With spoon, stir in oats, raisins and chocolate chips.
4. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons, 2 inches apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. Bake cookies 13-15 minutes or until tops are golden. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.
5. Repeat with remaining dough. Store cookies in covered container at room temperature for up to 1 week or in freezer up to 3 months.

Reviews

[miss_soedira]

Wonderful cookies!!! It's my boyfriend's favorite... I've used this recipe twice within the last few weeks. 48 cookies x 2 for one person... now that's a lot! Oh, since I was out of raisin, I used dried cranberry instead.

[Boomette]

These cookies are delicious. I used butter flavored margarine. And I used only 1/2 cup of demerara brown sugar and 1/2 cup of splenda instead of sugar. They're perfect like that. I love the texture of these cookies. Thanks Lainey. Made for Gimme 5 tag game

[kittycatmom]

Excellent cookies! DH loved these!!!! Made as written. I didn't have chocolate chip cookies, so I used butterscotch. Yummy! Made for 1,2,3 Hits