Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

My favourite site for recipe hunting has to be All Recipes. It has a great feature where you can type in the ingredients you have lying around the house (just click INGREDIENTS at the top of the screen) and also list any ingredients you don't want in your recipe et voila...you are presented with a list of ideas :D I have an account on it so I can save recipes I like and upload my own. So basically you are creating your own personalised virtual cookbook, you can even archive your favourite recipes in folders eg - starters, main courses etc. I know I sound like an ad for the site, but it's great for cookery nerds i swear !

One recipe I found on this site was a simple recipe for Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. A batch of these does not last long around my apartment I tell ya ! You can of course make the basic dough and substitute chocolate chips or nuts or dried fruit instead of the raisins. I also tend to be overly generous with the cinnamon...The real trick with these guys is not leaving them in too long. I bake them at 180 celcius for 4 minutes then turn the tray around and leave them for another 4 minutes.

Here's the recipe from Darlene...

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Oatmeal-Raisin-Cookies-I/Detail.aspx

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 3/4 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup raisins

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In large bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until fluffy. Stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gradually beat into butter mixture. Stir in oats and raisins. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Cool slightly, remove from sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.