Chocolate Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (165g)
• 1 cup oatmeal (120g)
• 2/3 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
• 3 1/2 ounces chocolate, blocks (100g)
• 1/4 cup milk (60g) or 1/4 cup soymilk (60g)
• 1/3 cup oil, your choice of shortening, butter, vegetable oil... (80g)
• 2/3 cup sugar (120g, 1/2 cup is actually enough because raisins are sweet)
• 1/8 cup brown sugar (30g)
• 1/2 teaspoon molasses (optional, just to enhance the brown sugar aroma)
• 1/2 cup raisins (90g) or 1/2 cup cut up dried fruits (90g)
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts, of your choice (90g) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f (180°c).
• 2 mix the dry ingredients well; set aside.
• 3 put milk, butter and chocolate in a pot of about 4 quarts, warm slightly and slowly just to melt the chocolate pieces. add brown sugar and stir until lumps disapear.
• 4 move the pot away from fire, stir in the sugar, molasses, raisin, nuts and, finally, the dry ingredients.
• 5 let stand for about 10 minutes.
• 6 on a cookie sheet, spoon the dough and drop them 2 inches apart. if the dough drops are more than 1/2 inch high, press down with a spoon so it will cook evenly.
• 7 bake 11-13 minutes until slightly browned.