Oatmeal Raisin Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Engrossed's Note:

This is my improved version of the "Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies" recipe card I received in the mail years ago. Now they really are the best!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 27 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 12 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 48

Yield: 48.0 cookies

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine or 1 cup Crisco , softened
• ½ cup light brown sugar , firmly packed
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup ground walnuts (can grind in blender)
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup raisins

Directions:

1. In a small bowl mix flour, baking soda and cinnamon.
2. In a large mixing bowl beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
3. At a low speed, beat in flour mixture until blended.
4. Stir in ground walnuts, oats, chocolate chips and raisins.
5. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
6. Preheat oven to 350.
7. Grease 2 baking sheets.
8. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Flatten each cookie slightly (The bottom of a mug works).
9. Bake cookies until lightly browned around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes.
10. Transfer to flattened brown paper bags or wire racks to cool.
11. This dough also freezes well. Freeze dough balls on a cookie sheet and then put them in a ziploc bag in the freezer until ready to bake!

Reviews

[banksha]

very tasty, but too sweet. will use less sugar next time.

[MADANTS]

I used half walnuts and half hazelnuts. I couldn't wait to dig into them, but, they were waaay too sweet. Alas.

[Chef #1436586]

AMAZING! I used chopped pecans instead of walnuts. These cookies are literally the best tasting cookies I have ever had. My family loves them!!