Big Chewy Oatmeal-raisin Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened but still firm
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups raisins (optional)

Recipe

• 1 adjust oven racks to low and middle positions.
• 2 heat oven to 350°f (175 c).
• 3 beat butter until creamy.
• 4 add sugars and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• 5 beat in eggs one at a time.
• 6 mix flour, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg together.
• 7 stir flour mixture into butter-sugar mixture.
• 8 stir in oats and optional raisins.
• 9 form dough into 16 2-inch balls, placing each onto one of two parchment paper-covered, large cookie sheets.
• 10 bake until cookie edges turn golden brown, 22 to 25 minutes.
• 11 slide cookies on parchment onto cooling rack.
• 12 let cool at least 30 minutes before serving.
• 13 comments: do not over bake.
• 14 the edges should be brown but the rest of the cookie should still be very light in color.
• 15 parchment makes for easy cookie removal and cleanup, but it's not a necessity.
• 16 if you don't use parchment, let the cookies cool directly on the baking sheet for two minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.