Oatmeal Craisin Cookies

These are my absolute favorite cookies, made even better because Dane always makes them for me. I became a big fan of Craisins about 2 years ago, and much prefer them over raisins at this point. Knowing this, Dane substituted the normal raisin for the vastly superior (in my opinion) Craisin, and it was the perfect change! Gives the cookie a nice tart flavor in every bite, which works nicely with the sweetness of the rest of it.

my happy baker/hubby

Dane got the recipe from an oatmeal container, so there’s no big secret here. Here’s the recipe he uses:

Ingredients

• 2 sticks of butter, softened
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups of Quaker oats
• 1 cup of Craisins

Start with preheating your oven to 350 degrees. Cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Once it’s creamy, add the eggs and vanilla. Mix that all together, then add in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Mix it well.

don't eat it yet.

Next add in the oats and Craisins. And then? You guessed it. Mix it up!

and then it'll look a little something like this.

Spoon the batter using heaping tablespoons onto a baking sheet. This recipe made about 3 dozen cookies, so this might take a few batches depending on how many baking sheets you have handy.

ok, still don't eat them. i know it's tempting.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes before removing them from the baking sheet. When they’re all done, enjoy with a big glass of milk!

now you can eat them!

I brought some to work the next day and they were gone within minutes. Turns out everyone, not just me, really liked them! Thanks Dane, for making my favorite cookies!

Kristen

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