Classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cupunsalted butter, softened
• 1 cuppacked brown sugar
• 1/2 cupgranulated sugar
• 2large eggs
• 1 tspvanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour
• 1 tspbaking soda
• 1 tspground cinnamon
• 1/2 tspsalt
• 3 cupsold-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cupraisins

Nutrition / serving

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Method

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.

2. 2

   Cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

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3. 3

   Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, then mix into the wet ingredients until just combined.

4. 4

   Stir in the oats and raisins by hand until evenly distributed.

5. 5

   Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.

6. 6

   Bake 10–12 minutes, until the edges are golden and the centers still look soft — they firm up as they cool.

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7. 7

   Cool on the baking sheets 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

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