1 c Butter; softened
1 1/4 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
1/2 c Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
2 tb Milk
2 tb Vanilla
1 3/4 c Flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Nutmeg
3 c Oats; uncooked
2 c Raisins; or cut dried fruit
1 c Nutmeats; coarsely chopped
(I did not use nuts)
Large Scoop - makes 4 1/2 dozen Baked 15 min, then let cool
Heat oven to 375 F. (Convection oven will read 350)
Beat butter and sugars together until creamy.
Add eggs and beat until smooth and light. Beat in milk and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices .
Stir this flour mixture into the batter, mixing well. Add oats,
raisins, and nuts, and mix well.
Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet (I line my cookie sheets
with baking parchment so I don't have to wash up). Bake 10 to 13
minutes (the longer you bake, the crisper the cookie...don't burn
them!) Cool for a minute on the cookie sheet before transferring them
to a rack to cool completely.
(I used small scoop for xmas cookies - made 8 doz small cookies -
baked 12 minutes in convection using three trays at a time.) Let cool
on pan
Excellent variation: Use mixed dried berries (cherries, blueberries,
currants, strawberries, etc.) or dried cranberries instead of the
raisins. Mixed dried berries are available in health food stores, or
in some supermarkets under the Mariani brand.
