Classic Oatmeal Cookies
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Here's a classic oatmeal raisin cookie recipe, studded with raisins for sweetness and spiced with cinnamon and cloves for depth of flavor. Use fresh, plump raisins from a just-opened box so they stay moist during baking.
Time-Saving Tip: The dropped dough can be frozen on baking sheets, then, tranferred to ziplock plastic freezer bags, and stored in the freezer for up to 1 month. Transfer the frozen dough to ungreased cookie sheets and bake a minute or two longer than directed.
ingredients:
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1⁄8 tsp ground cloves
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 cups rolled oats (not instant)
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1⁄8 tsp ground cloves
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 cups rolled oats (not instant)
1 1/2 cups raisins
directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a medium bowl.
3. Place the melted butter and sugars in a large bowl and beat together with an electric mixer on medium until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla, and beat until well blended. Stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Stir in the oats and raisins. Place the bowl in the refrigerator, uncovered, to let the dough firm up, for 10 minutes (or up to 6 hours).
4. Drop the batter by heaping tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets, leaving about 3 inches between each cookie. (The dough can be frozen at this point; see “A Step Ahead,” left.)
5. Bake the cookies until they are golden around the edges but still soft on top, 15 to 17 minutes. Let them stand on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then remove them with a metal spatula to a wire rack to cool completely.
Classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 to 4 days.
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Excerpted from Cookie Swap! Copywright 2010 by Lauren Chattman. Used by permission of Workman Publishing Co., Inc. New York. All Rights Reserved
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