Oatmeal Raisin Cookies for Easter???

...Oatmeal raisin cookies are for Easter, if they are your very favorite cookie!

If you're like me, you are constantly listening for 'giving' opportunities to arise!  Like when a lovely friend mentions that some Oatmeal cookies is all that is needed to make them happy....and no one EVER makes any for them!  lol   so there ya go!

This gift is in the early stages....

1. find box in 'containers for giving' stash.  check!
2. shred Easter colored tissue paper (I love shredding things!) check!
3. bake cookies  check!
4. remember to take a 'before' picture of the box   check!

 Next week, I'll show you how I decorate the box.   You didn't think I was going to leave it 'naked', did you?

Best Oatmeal Cookies Ever!   (Don't you love that name?  but they really are!)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Whisk together & set aside...

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Now combine the following with a HAND-MIXER on low.

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

slowly increase the mixer speed to high, beat until fluffy.  The color will lighten.

Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture, until flour is no longer visible.

Then stir in

• 3 cups oats (not instant)
• 1  1/2 cups raisins

Spoon cookies on a baking sheet, keeping uniform in size (as much as possible).

Place 2 inches apart.   Spray with non-stick spray.  ( I use parchment paper)

Bake 11-13 minutes until golden.

Remove from oven BUT let them sit for 2 minutes before moving them to a cooling
rack.



I had copied this recipe from a magazine forever ago.  If you stay true to the details in this recipe, you'll throw out all your other oatmeal cookie recipes!  lol

And now that I'm feeling a bit Martha Stewart-like, I wanted to remind you about the Martha's 1000 Shows Give-Aways going on now through April 20th!   You can enter everyday!

Blessings!

I'm linking to:

You have read this article Not-a-Card / Recipes with the title Oatmeal Raisin Cookies for Easter???. You can bookmark this page URL http://playing-home.blogspot.com/2011/04/oatmeal-raisin-cookies-for-easter.html. Thanks!