Soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These oatmeal raisin cookies are chewy, cake-y and perfect for dunking in your coffee or tea. You can use chocolate chips in place of the raisins - this was actually a recipe for chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, originally.

Soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Adapted from Allrecipes.com

Makes 40 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla 
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325F and line some baking sheets with parchment.
2. Beat butter, sugars and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
4. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt to the bowl. Mix on low just until combined. 
5. Stir in the oats, nuts and raisins by hand.
6. Use a small cookie scoop or tablespoon to drop batter onto the prepared pans about 2" apart.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges start to turn golden.
8. Allow to cool on the pans for 2 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
9. Store in an airtight container for several days, or freeze for several weeks.