Good day to stay in and look at the snow drifting on the street... you know when it looks just like dry ice, after you pour liquid over the top?? Which btw, reminded me of something that happened a little while back, when I heard the funniest thing. EVER. I was sitting in church, in a meeting for young women. We were celebrating one of our young women who just turned 18. Jan, our leader in charge read off a nice little tribute to Abby, who is the cutest 18 year old girl, ever. Then Abby said "Yay! Now I can buy dried ice!" Who says that??!!
So funny.
Anyway. Today was a good day to stay in and make cookies. Do the laundry. Eat cookies. Change sheets, Do more laundry. Eat more cookies. Have hot cocoa. Wear my hat, that Melinda knit for me (in one day). Wear my hat to Costco, and leave it on the whole time I shopped. Have Jake look at me in Costco and say "Are you going to take that hat off??"
Found this recipe and noticed it had 5 stars and over 800 (mostly positive) reviews on Food.com
You're going to love these. The kosher salt gives them a really amazing salty-sweet flavor. No spices to take away from the pure oatmeal-raisin base.
Best new favorite chewy oatmeal raisin cookie.
Ever.
Chewy Oatmeal Raisin CookiesFood.com
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
2 large eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup raisins (I like golden raisins best)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter and sugars together. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until fluffy. Place flour, baking soda, baking powder and kosher salt in bowl with wet ingredients. Mix just until incorporated. Add 3 cups oats, mix with large spoon. Fold in raisins.
Drop dough onto lightly greased cookie sheet, or sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 9-11 minutes or until golden brown.
You may also use a convection setting and bake cookies at 375 for about 7 minutes.
Tips:
- I scooped these out in small one inch balls and baked about 12 per sheet.
-The recipe called for 1 1/2 cups of raisins, I thought 1 cup was just right.
I agree with you. I couldn't get warm..EVER. Only an innocent, sweet 18 year old would think that coming of age means being able to buy dry ice instead of something else. Thank goodness there is still some innocence left in this world. Love the cookies. I love oatmeal...and salt
ReplyDeleteThose are the most beautiful cookies I have ever seen. I can't wait to make them.
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ReplyDeleteOne comment......why didn't you send Your Jacob down to my house with some??????? Sometimes you are the worst friend EVER.
ReplyDelete(you know I am kidding, but I have to make sure everyone else knows that too).
Wow these look really yummy! I love chewy oatmeal raisin cookies!
ReplyDeleteYou have a lovely blog!
xx,
Well...It is cold here on the East Coast also! and I could not agree more that the best thing to do is cook, bake, eat, do laundry, blog about what you made and then.....think about something else to cook, bake and would like to eat...by then you need to do more laundry! Well anyway, your cookies look delicious and so does that hot chocolate! Blessings, Catherine
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your blog...found it on LDS something awhile back and come back to peek at what you are doing now and then. This cookie recipe is very similar to mine...and it is the best recipe EVER...just ask all of my sons-in-laws! I also use this as a basic recipe to add anything I want like M&M's, chopped nuts, choco chips and other chips, coconut, etc...and it is always the best recipe EVER with anything! And they freeze well too as does the dough.
ReplyDeleteI've become addicted to Cutler's lemon Melt away cookies. Do you have a good recipe for Melt away's?
ReplyDeleteHeather, I love those cookies too! Maybe we can get Cutler's to share the recipe? I'll ask :)
ReplyDeleteThose look DELISH!!!
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