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cookie comfort

Nothing beats the comfort of homemade cookies with milk, tea or coffee. The whole house feels very homey with the wonderful aroma of the baking cookies, putting you into a relaxed kind of mood. I like munching on them while watching a movie or reading - needless to say I have to keep the cookie jar as far away as possible from the couch or bed I am in or else I'd finish the lot




Classic Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or ground cinnamon
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

How to:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick foil.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together dry ingredients with 1/3 cup softened butter, 2 eggs, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until well combined (dough will be soft).
- Drop by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are brown. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes. - - Transfer to wire racks and let cool.





If you want to make it with a chocolate twist! use chocolate covered raisins!!!!

experiment success!!!

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