Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

February 08, 2013

The spices in this recipe take this cookie to a new level! Definitely not your ordinary oatmeal raisin cookie!

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup butter flavored shortening
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves or Allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup raisins
optional: 1 small box instant vanilla pudding (makes the cookies more moist)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. {An optional step is to first soak the raisins in hot water, to plump them up a bit. Mine were getting a little dry, so I put them in a bowl covered with hot water, then...
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Nutritions

Calories
245

Sodium
112mg
4% DV

Fat
8g
13% DV

Protein
4g
9% DV

Carbs
37g
12% DV

Fiber
3g
12% DV

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