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Soft and chewy, plump full of raisins and old fashioned oats, flavored with vanilla and cinnamon for your favorite basic oatmeal raisin cookie.
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Recipe for Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Soft and chewy, plump full of raisins and old fashioned oats, flavored with vanilla and cinnamon for your favorite basic oatmeal raisin cookie.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 2 to 3 dozen
Author: Ellen

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter (melted and cooled)
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 TBS vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 3/4 cup old fashioned oats
  • 1 cup raisins

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • Grease cookie sheets lightly with cooking spray
  • In a large mixing bowl; add the melted butter, shortening, and sugars - mix together
  • Whisk in the 2 eggs and vanilla
  • Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon; mix together, scraping down sides to get all the flour
  • Add in oats and mix
  • Add raisins and mix until spread evenly throughout batter
  • Spoon onto cookie sheet
  • Bake for 10 minutes
  • Let cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes, remove to cooling rack