OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

1/2 cup Quaker Old Fashioned Oatmeal
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 eggs
3 cups chocolate covered raisins
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Substitute chopped dates or chocolate chips or plain raisins for the chocolate covered raisins in these cookies
Substitute walnuts for the pecans

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Cover 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Place rolled oats in blender or food processor and process until finely ground. Combine ground oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a mixing bowl.

In another bowl, cream butter, sugars, vanilla and lemon juice together using an electric mixer. Add eggs and beat until fluffy.
Stir the flour mixture into egg mixture, blending well. Add the chocolate covered raisins and pecans to the dough and mix well.
Using 1/4 cup of dough for each cookie, scoop round balls with an ice-cream scoop and place 2 1/2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
Bake until cookies are lightly browned, 16-18 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in a sealed container to keep them soft and chewy.

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe

3/4 cup flour
2 cups uncooked oats
1 egg
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 400F.
Blend butter with sugar. Beat in the egg.
Stir in the flour, oats and raisins. Mix until combined.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, so they don not stick (or you can grease them instead). With your hands, shape the dough into large round patties, and place on the baking sheets.

Bake for 10 minutes.

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Moist Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe

1 cup raisins
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup margarine (stick margarine)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups oatmeal
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cover raisins with water and boil for 5 minutes.
Drain and reserve 1/2 cup hot raisin liquid.
Add baking soda to hot liquid and stir until disolved.
Place margarine in mixer bowl and add baking soda liquid.
Mix untill margarine is soft.
Add eggs and vanilla Mix well.
Add oatmeal, flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt blend.
Fold in chocolate chips and cooled raisins.
Drop by spoonfuls on cookie sheets.
Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.

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