All About The Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar (try demerara for lots of flavour)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar ()
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups oats
• 1 cup raisins (optional)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 cream butter and sugars until fluffy.
• 3 add egg and vanilla. beat well.
• 4 mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and add to wet ingrediants in about three parts.
• 5 mix together oats and raisins and add in intervals to dough.
• 6 roll dough into small balls and flatten with spoon on cookie sheet.
• 7 bake 8-9 minutes for slightly chewy. 10-11 minutes for crisp.
• 8 variations- bar cookies: press dough onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. cool completely in pan on wire rack. cut into bars. store tightly covered.