Spiced Oatmeal Raisin-Nut Cookies

You can use chocolate chips in place of raisins.

• Ready In: 18 mins
• Yields: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, room temperature
• 1  cup white sugar
• 1  cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 2  teaspoons  maple extract (or 1 tablespoon vanilla)
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 1⁄8 teaspoons baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon mace
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
• 3  cups rolled oats
• 1  cup  chopped walnuts
• 1  cup golden raisin (or chocolate chips)

Directions

1. Set oven to 350°.
2. Light grease a large baking sheet.
3. In a large bowl cream butter and both sugars until light and fluffy (about 4 minutes).
4. Add in eggs and extract, and beat until thoroughly combined.
5. In another bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, mace, nutmeg and cloves.
6. Add the dry mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until well blended.
7. Add in oats, nuts and raisins; mix until blended.
8. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet about 2-inches apart, then flatten slightly.
9. Bake for about 8 minutes for a soft cookie (bake longer for a more crunchy cookie).