oatmeal raisin cookies

This recipe easily doubles.

ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• drop of blackstrap molasses
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1TB milk
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1/2 tsp lite salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup steel-cut oats
• 3/4 cup raisins

method

Cream together butter, sugar and molasses in a large bowl.

Beat in egg, vanilla and milk.

Sift flour, salt, soda and baking powder into butter mixture and stir in.

Mix in oats and raisins.

Drop by spoonfuls on to cookie sheet pretty far apart as they spread a lot.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 5-10 minutes. Watch the first batch closely to get the timing right.

Allow to cool on cookie sheet for about 1 minute before removing to rack to cool.

Allow to cool completly before storing.

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