BEST OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES EVER RECIPES

Steps:

• About 15 minutes before you start your cookie dough, pour water to cover the raisins completely. Let soak and be sure to drain the liquid of before putting them into the dough.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter on high speed for 2-3 minutes until soft.
• Add the sugars, baking powder, baking soda, and spices and beat again for a minute or two, until thoroughly combined.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each one.
• Add the vanilla and molasses and give it a quick mix.
• Add as much flour as you can with the mixer and then use a wooden spoon to add the rest.
• Stir in the oats and raisins.
• Put the bowl into the fridge and let chill for at least 15 minutes. Try for 30 minutes.
• Put 1/4 cup of dough on to ungreased cookie sheet -- 9 cookies to a sheet.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes at 375 degrees. Bake just until the edges are set. The center will still be a bit soft. 
• Let cool. Store in air-tight container with a piece of bread (helps keep them soft!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Whisk eggs in a small bowl, add 1/4 cup water, 1 tsp vanilla and raisins; mix well. VERY IMPORTANT let set on counter for at least 1 hour.
• In another bowl, combine crisco, and sugars, mix well.
• Gradually add dry ingredients.
• Blend in raisin mixture -- mix well.
• I use a cookie scoop, slightly less than 1/4 cup and place them on a greased cookie sheet. I slightly flatten them with the back of the scoop.
• Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Do not flatten cookies a lot -- just a gentle tap.other wise they will flatten out too much.
• Baking note: please remember to reverse position of cookie sheets halfway through baking. DO NOT OVER BAKE. Cookies should be slightly golden brown around edges. Centers will look set-- let cool 1 minute on cookie sheet and then remove to wire rack to complete cool.
• I have used this recipe for over 30 years-- always outstanding-- most important thing to remove cookies from oven before they are finished-- residual heat in cookies will complete cooking-- and result in a cookie that is not dried out.
• I also add more walnuts, as I like lots of big nuts in my oatmeal cookies-- I have often left the egg, raisin mixture on counter, for a couple of hours while cleaning house and came back and baked marvelous cookies.