Oatmeal & Raisin & Nut Cookies

§ January 26th, 2010 § Filed under Food/Recipes § Tagged chewy oatmeal cookies, oatmeal cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Nut Cookies

These were a great success.  I’m going to experiment later this week and try to make them into a granola bar by adding ingredients and baking in a lined pan.  I have heard that the cookies don’t have any calories when you eat them warm from the oven.  Later, I heard that this is only true if you ate them standing up.  [Wink]

1½ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or shortening, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 large eggs
3 cups big flake rolled oats
1½ cups raisins (or dried cranberries)
½ cup nuts, optional (I used pecans but walnuts or even Rice Crispies would work)

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Mix the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl.

With an electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy. Add brown/white sugar and bea until fluffy  - a few minutes. Beat in the eggs.

Stir the dry ingredients into the butter-sugar mixture. Stir in the oats and raisins and nuts.

Scoop up about a heaping tablespoon worth of dough and form into a rough ball.  Drop on baking sheet and press down slightly.

Bake for about 18-20 minutes.  Cool for about a minute on baking sheet and transfer to a plate or cooling rack.   I made about 48 cookies.