Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

One of my Husband's groomsman (and also a dear friend of mine) Julien, is deployed with a naval ship out of Everett, Washington. He has been gone for awhile and I decided to send him a care package. In it I have put letters, some dried fruit and some of his favorite cookies!

Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
source:The New Best Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened but cool
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 1/2 cups raisins

1. Adjust the oven racks to the low and middle positions and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or spray them with nonstick cooking spray
2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt together in a medium bowl
3. Either by hand or using an electric mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy. Add the sugars; beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time
4. Stir the dry ingredients unto the butter-sugar mixture with a wooden spoon or large rubber spatula. Stir in the oats and raisins.
5. Working with a generous tablespoon of dough each time, roll the dough into 2-inch balls and place on baking sheets, spacing them at least 2 inches apart
6. Bake until cookie edges turn golden brown, 22 to 25 minutes, rotating the baking sheets from front to back and top to bottom halfway through the cooking time. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer the cookies with a wide metal spatula to a wire rack. Let cool at least 30 minutes.
   

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Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin Pancakes

Pancakes with a twist of oatmeal, cinnamon and raisins. These are fantastic!

Active Time: 10 min
Total Time: 30 min
Serves: 4

Step 1: Making the Batter

* 2 whole eggs
* 2 tbsp. brown sugar (or maple syrup)
* 2 tsp. vanilla
* 3 tbsp. canola oil
* 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
* 1/3 cup raisins
* 2 cups low fat buttermilk (or plain yogurt)
* 3/4 cup flour
* 1/2 tsp. baking soda
* 2 pinches nutmeg
* 1/2 tsp. baking powder
* 2 pinches cinnamon
* 1/2 tsp. salt

Whisk together eggs, brown sugar, vanilla and oil. Add the oatmeal, raisins, and milk. Mix and set aside. In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking soda, nutmeg, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Mix wet ingredients into the dry. Stir until the dry ingredients are just incorporated, do not over mix.

Step 2: Cooking the Pancakes

* 1 tbsp. oil or butter

Turn heat to medium-high and lightly oil your griddle or frying pan. Ladle batter onto griddle keeping in mind that this batter is thicker than regular pancakes and will need to cook longer before flipping. The pancakes are ready to flip when the tops look less wet and shiny. Cook a couple minutes on the other side. Serve immediately with warm maple syrup.

Title: How To Make Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

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Just keep telling yourself that the raisins make these qualify as a serving of fruit.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Nonstick cooking spray
One and one half sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
One and one half c. light brown sugar
Two eggs at room temperature
Two tsp. vanilla extract
One and one half c. flour
One half tsp. baking soda
One half tsp. salt
One tsp. ground cinnamon
Two and one half c. rolled oats (not quick-cooking)
Three-quarters c. raisins
Two cookie sheets
Two bowls
A whisk
An electric mixer (optional)
Three-quarters c. chopped walnuts (optional)

Step 1: Preheat oven

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, spray the cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

Step 2: Mix butter and sugar

In a large bowl, mix the butter and sugar together with a fork or an electric mixer until it's well mixed and fluffy.

Step 3: Add the egg and vanilla

Add the egg and vanilla and mix well with a whisk or electric mixer to combine.

Step 4: Whisk dry ingredients

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.

Step 5: Finish the batter

Add the flour mixture little by little to the butter and sugar, combining thoroughly before adding more flour mixture. Then, stir in the oats, raisins, and nuts, if using. Mix until just combined.

Step 6: Drop onto cookie sheet

Drop spoonfuls of the batter 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets, and press them down slightly with the back of the spoon. Bake them until they're golden, about 10 to 12 minutes, and let them cool on the cookie sheets before eating.

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