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Oatmeal Cookies

RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
	1 cup (2 sticks) butter
	3/4 cup sugar
	3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
	1 teaspoon vanilla extract
	1 egg
	1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
	1 teaspoon baking soda
	1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
	1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
	1/2 teaspoon salt
	3/4 cup raisins
	1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
	1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped (optional)

These cookies were really fun to make.  I like these cookies because they taste good and they have a lot of sugar in it!  I give these cookies a five star rating!

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cream the butter in a mixer or food processor and add the sugars, vanilla extract, and egg, blending until smooth. Sift together the dry ingredients (except old-fashioned oatmeal) over a piece of waxed paper and add to the butter mixture. Blend well. 


2. Fold in the raisins, oatmeal, and walnuts, then drop batter by even tablespoons onto a buttered baking sheet. Leave at least two inches between the cookies because they will spread while baking; in addition, slightly flatten the raw cookies with the bottom of your spoon before setting them in the oven. Bake about 15 minutes or until the cookies turn a golden brown. This recipe makes about 16 large cookies. 

I added 1/2 cup chocolate chips instead of the raisens and nuts.

Here is the finished product.  Yummmm!