Oatmeal Cookies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday I made homemade oatmeal cookies.  They were so yummy, and the perfect comfort food for a cool fall evening.  I used the Joy of Cooking recipe.

Oatmeal Cookies

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Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lb butter, soft
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup raisins (optional)
• 3 1/2 cups rolled whole oats

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Beat in eggs, and vanilla.
3. Add in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, into butter mixture and mix well.
4. Fold in raisins (or chocolate chips or chocolate covered raisins) and oats.
5. Spoon by tablespoon full on to cookie sheet.
6. Bake at 350°F for 6-9 minutes, until just golden brown.

After dinner, my husband and our two little girls went for a walk in the forest behind our house to collect some fall leaves.  After the walk we sat on the deck, and admired the forest as we sipped warm tea and ate cookies.  The perfect fall evening.

Happy Fall!