Everyone that truly knows me knows I have a major sweet tooth. I love sweets. That's all there is to it. I can't do anything about it and I really don't want to. I do have pretty good self control most of the time, but as far as some of my favorites, it's hard to hold back. One of my top five favorite sweets are cookies, but not just any cookies. They can't be the nasty processed, grocery store cookies; they must be made from scratch. And they can't be crunchy; they gotta be soft. And as far as flavors go, I have a few favorites: peanut butter, snickerdoodle & oatmeal raisin are my top three. So, I am going to give you the recipe for the best cookies I have ever made and the best oatmeal raisin I have ever put in my mouth. I got the recipe from my dad's cousin, Nora, who passed away a few years ago. She brought us some at some point when I was a kid and I begged my mom to find out how to make them. I'm so thankful to have the recipe. I hope you love them as much as I do!
P.S. These make quite a few. Maybe 5 dozen? Not exactly sure though, because I always eat so many as each batch cools. :-/
2 sticks butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 small box vanilla
instant pudding
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon (To make this more of a "Christmas cookie" I put 3/4 tsp. instead.)
3 cups Quick Quaker Oats (Make sure to use the
Quick Oats that say "Quick 1-minute." It makes a big difference on texture.)
1 cup raisins (If you don't like raisins you can use chocolate chips or whatever other kind of chips you like, but I prefer raisins in these.)
Beat together butter, sugars and pudding mix until light and fluffy.
Blend in eggs and vanilla.
Add combined flour, soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix well. Stir in oats and raisins.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Remove with spatula while still a little warm.
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