Chewy Oatmeal Chip Cookies

This is a good all purpose oatmeal cookie recipe with the added benefit of that chocolate fix when you need it :) . It's not a large yield recipe, but doubles easily.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 45 cookies

Ingredients

• 8  tablespoons unsalted butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1  egg
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup rolled oats (not instant)
• 1  cup chocolate chips
• 1  cup raisins (I use Raisinets to increase the chocolate fix idea in this recipe)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Beat the butter and sugar until mixed, then beat in the egg and the vanilla; continue to beat until smooth.
3. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
4. Stir in oatmeal, chips, and raisins.
5. Drop by tablespoons onto lightly greased cookie sheets; use a fork to flatten cookies slightly.
6. Bake about ten minutes, until golden and still moist.
7. Cool on pans for one minute, then transfer to a rack to finish cooling.