Chewy Spiced Raisin Oatmeal Cookies |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 8 Minutes |
Ready In: 23 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Ok so I wasn't having much luck finding the right cookie texture, so I adapted this from a bunch of oatmeal cookies. A little of this , little of that. One secret to the chewy texture is I soak the raisins in hot water and hour before mixing them up, plus I added coconut to 'em. This recipe is a HIT, my middle daughter doesn't even LIKE raisens and she munches on these all the time. Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
1/2 cup butter flvored shortening |
1 cup brown sugar |
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar |
3 large eggs |
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla |
3/4 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon fresh nutmeg |
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour |
4 1/2 cups oats (i use the quick cooking kind) |
1/2 cup flaked coconut |
2 cups raisins |
1 cup chopped nuts- i use walnuts |
Directions:
1. Put raisens in a bowl, pour hot water over them and let soak til plump, then drain.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
3. Combine flour,spices, salt and soda in a seperate bowl.
4. In your mixer bowl, cream butter and sugars over med speed.
5. Add eggs one at a time and then vanilla.
6. Scrape bowl well and remix 1 minute.
7. Add flour mixture slowly over low speed, once all is in, turn back up to med speed.
8. Scrape bowl again, then add coconut and oats, one cup at a time.
9. Add nuts and then raisens over low speed.
10. Using a #40 cookie scoop(3/4 oz) dish cookies out on parchment covered cookie sheets, dozen to a pan.
11. Bake 8-10 minutes til just brown, and soft in the middle. For best results, turn cookie sheets around half way through baking time.
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