Chewy Spiced Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup butter flvored shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 1/2 cups oats (i use the quick cooking kind)
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 2 cups raisins
• 1 cup chopped nuts- i use walnuts

Recipe

• 1 put raisens in a bowl, pour hot water over them and let soak til plump, then drain.
• 2 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 3 combine flour,spices, salt and soda in a seperate bowl.
• 4 in your mixer bowl, cream butter and sugars over med speed.
• 5 add eggs one at a time and then vanilla.
• 6 scrape bowl well and remix 1 minute.
• 7 add flour mixture slowly over low speed, once all is in, turn back up to med speed.
• 8 scrape bowl again, then add coconut and oats, one cup at a time.
• 9 add nuts and then raisens over low speed.
• 10 using a #40 cookie scoop(3/4 oz) dish cookies out on parchment covered cookie sheets, dozen to a pan.
• 11 bake 8-10 minutes til just brown, and soft in the middle. for best results, turn cookie sheets around half way through baking time.