Might Possibly Be the Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Ever...

Ingredients:

WHISK TOGETHER AND SET ASIDE

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

CREAM WET INGREDIENTS

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

THEN STIR IN

3 cups oats (not instant)

1 1/2 cups raisins

Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 350°.

2 Whisk dry ingredients; set aside.

3 Combine wet ingredients with a hand mixer on low.

4 To cream, increase speed to high and beat until fluffy and the color lightens.

5 Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until no flour is visible.

6 (Over mixing develops the gluten, making a tough cookie.) Now add the oats and raisins;

stir to incorporate. (I added a pinch of cinnamon and chopped walnuts)

7 Fill cookie scoop with dough.

8 Form an approximate 2 T ball of dough

9 Drop 2-inches apart onto baking sheet sprayed with nonstick spray.

10 Bake 11-13 minutes (on center rack), until golden, but still moist beneath cracks on top.

11 Remove from oven; let cookies sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a

wire rack to cool.

Being Jon's favorite type of cookie...I typed in " Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Ever" into the

google search engine. It's been a very windy cold blustery rainy spring day and the winds

were whispering "bake cookies Amy, bake cookies"....and hey when the wind whispers my name, I listen. I came across this recipe that had 752 VERY postive reviews saying that this cookie just might possible change your life. Review 753: My life might very well be changed. Chewy and yummy, make that very very very yummy. Sincerely and with love for wind and cookies, Amy.

(recipe adapted from recipezaar #35813)