Chocolate-Covered Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

These cookies are different from your regular raisin oatmeal cookies! These are made with chocolate covered raisins!! I made these today to go on this years cookie trays.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup rolled oats
• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1⁄3 cup margarine
• 1⁄3 cup shortening
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 3⁄4 cup  packed brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1  cup rolled oats
• 1  cup  coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1  cup  chocolate-covered raisins (2 boxes of the movie size boxes)

Directions

1. For oat flour: Put 1 cup rolled oats in food processor or blender. Cover and blend or process until oats turn into a powder. Transfer powder to a small bowl. If using a blender do 1/2 cup of the oats at a time. Set aside.
2. Beat butter and shortening in a large mixing bowl with on electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, brown sugar and baking soda; beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in oat flour and all purpose flour. Stir in the 1 cup rolled oats, walnuts and chocolate-covered raisins.
3. Drop dough by the well-rounded teaspoonful 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 350' oven for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Transfer to wire racks and cool.