Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Recipe Ingredients

3		Eggs - beaten
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Golden or dark raisins
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Butter - (2 sticks) - softened
3 8.3333333333333E+14/1.25E+15 cups	586g / 20oz	Brown sugar - (packed)
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Granulated sugar
10 1/2 cups	656g / 23oz	All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking soda
2 cups	474ml	Quick-cooking oatmeal
3/4 cup	109g / 3.8oz	Chopped pecans - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Combine eggs, raisins, and vanilla in bowl; let stand, covered, for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until fluffy. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter and sugar. Mix well.

Add raisin mixture, oatmeal and pecans. Don't worry if dough seems dry.

Drop by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Let cool on rack.

Yield: About 2 1/2 dozen.

Source:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 12-14-1998

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