Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

When we go grocery shopping, T always waltzes through the cookie aisle looking for something for me to make. This week, he was inspired simply by oatmeal raisin cookies -- something I easily found a recipe for and whipped these up to enjoy while we were watching Mad Men on Sunday night. A perfect way to wrap up one of the last weekends of summer. 


Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 3/4 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup raisins

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• In a large bowl, cream together butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth 
• Beat in eggs and vanilla until fluffy
• In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt
• Gradually beat flour mixture into butter mixture
• Fold in oats and raisins
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets
• Bake 8-10 minutes, until golden brown
• Cool on a wire rack