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| juicy raisins in soft, chewy oatmeal cookies |
Danielle and I needed some sweet treats, so I suggested we bake some oatmeal raisin cookies. Luckily for me, it didn't take much convincing to get Danielle to agree to my plan. Since Steve and I recently bought 10 pounds of good old fashioned Quaker Oats (thats over 110 servings of yummy oatmeal!), I figured I could spare a few servings to make a pseudo-healthy snack.
I found this "old standby" recipe and adapted it slightly after reading the reviews. We reduced the white sugar to half a cup and added a touch extra flour. Since we both love cinnamon, we sprinkled a little extra in. One reviewer complained of cookies that spread out and then stuck to the pan, but hopefully you wouldn't have this problem if you reduce the sugar and make sure your butter is softened but not melted.
We mounded the dough onto the pan fairly generously; the recipe was supposed to make 48 cookies, but we made 36. The first two dozen came out with slightly browned bottoms, but the last dozen was perfectly done after nine minutes. The edges were golden brown, the raisins were sweet and juicy, and the oats were soft but substantial.
Danielle and I split the batch of cookies, though I'm pretty sure she gave me far more. Regardless, Steve and I finished them in less than 24 hours. Maybe that means we're disgusting, maybe that means the cookies are incredibly delicious. Perhaps you can taste them and decide for yourself...although all of ours are gone, so you'll have to make your own! Sorry! (I was at one point in time intending to share them with friends!)
Usually I favor chocolate paired with chocolate, though I've been expanding my horizons and have learned to love all sorts of dessert. What's your favorite dessert? Cake, ice cream, cookies, fruit?