The Best Oatmeal Cookies - Recipe

Ingredients for 2 doz.

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 t. vanilla

2 eggs

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2  cups all purpose flour

½ t. salt

2 t. baking powder

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2 cups old fashioned oats

1 1/4 cups raisins

3/4 cup walnuts

Ingredients for 8 doz.

4 cups butter

4 cups brown sugar

2 cup granulated sugar

8 t. vanilla

8 eggs

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8 cups all purpose flour

2 t. salt

7 t. baking powder

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8 cups old fashioned oats

5 cups raisins

3 cups walnuts

Directions

• preheat oven to 375°

• cream the 1st set of ingredients, then mix the 2nd set of ingredients

• add the creamed mix to the flour mix and stir
• fold in the oatmeal, raisins and walnuts until well mixed

• scoop up balls of dough with an ice cream scoop

• place on greased cookie sheets

• bake 10-15 min.