Grandma Maritz’s Oatmeal Cookies
Makes 4 dozen cookies (approximately)
INGREDIENTS
1 cup raisins
Water
1 cup salted butter (2 sticks)
1 1/8 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
2 cups Old Fashioned Oats (Quaker)
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
METHOD
- Bring 1 cup raisins in enough water to barely cover to a simmer, take off the heat and let stand to plump.
- Cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix together.
- Add flour and oatmeal.
- Combine 1 tsp of baking soda with 3 Tbsp plus 1 tsp of the raisin juice. Add the juice mixture and the drained raisins to batter and mix. Add walnuts at the last.
- Place by tsp on a buttered cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. They have been a family favorite for five generations.
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