Oatmeal Cookies with Raisins and Nuts

Oatmeal Cookies with Raisins and Nuts

1 cup butter, softened to room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup nuts of your choice
1/2 cup raisins
3 cups rolled oats

Cream butter and sugar, adding sugar a little at a time. Add eggs one at a time. Last add vanilla extract. Blend till very creamy and light. Set aside. Mix flour, soda, salt and cinnamon. Add to batter a little at a time. Last stir in nuts and raisins and then the oats. Refrigerate for one hour before baking. Preheat oven to 375 F. Take a spoonful of dough, roll it into a ball, then drop onto greased cookie sheet. Press the top down very slightly with a fork. Bake 10 minutes till edges turn slightly brown. Cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely. Yield is approximately 36 cookies.