My husband and I are the pickiest cookie foodies. So when we were researching the best oatmeal (raisin) cookie recipe, I found this. If you log on to All Recipes for this recipe you will see that there are over 600 5-star reader reviews for this cookie recipe . . . honestly, this recipe is that good!
 
We bake half a batch with raisins and half a batch without raisins because our family is split on this little tiny ingredient (in fact, I double the raisins for my batch, since I love raisins).
 
If you nibble on these when they are warm, you will become addicted to them!
 

Perfect Soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt

1-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

  • 3 cups quick cooking oats
  • 1 cup or your preferred amount of dark raisins

Instructions
 

  • In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar.
  • Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
  • Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together and then stir these into the creamed mixture.
  • Mix in the oats.
  • Cover and chill the cookie dough for at least one hour.
  • Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Grease cookie sheets.
  • Roll the cookie dough into walnut-size balls and place them 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with a large spoon dipped in sugar.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the pre-heated oven.
  • Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before placing them on a wire rack to cool completely.
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