Ono Oatmeal Cookies

Adopted from Mrs. Field's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. I got this great recipe from my friend Terry.

Ingredients:

• 2 sticks butter, soften (about 1/2 lb. or 16 Tbsp.)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 cups oatmeal
• 1 bag (12 oz.) milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup white Raisins
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar with an electric mixture. Then add eggs and beat until just blend.
3. Add baking powder, baking soda, salt, and vanilla, mix well. Then add flour and oatmeal, mix well to become a thick dough. Fold in chocolate chips, pecans and raisins.
4. Lay a alumni foil on the cookies sheet, use a spoon to scoop ping-pong size batter and drop on the cookie sheet with 1-inch apart. Bake for 8 minutes. Cool on a cooking rack.
5. Service with milk, yogurt or tea.

Tips:

• It is easier to transfer the hot cookies from cookie sheets to cooking racks with the alumni foil.
• For bigger cookies may apply more baking time.
• Reduce the sugar for 1/4 cup less if you like less sweet cookies.
• Place cookies in small plastic gift bags and tie with color ribbons - great for gift bags or goodies bags for special occasions.