1Cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1Cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2Cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
1- 1/2Cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
3Cups oats (quick or old fashion uncooked)
1Cups raisins
- Heat oven to 350 degrees
- Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy
- Add eggs and vanilla: beat well
- Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt: mix well.
- Stir in oats and raisins: mix well
- Drop by rounded table spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown
- Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet, remove to rack.
*note* You can also make bars and to make the bars and cookies softer you can add in a couple tablespoons of powdered sugar. You can also add any type of nuts you want.
