Soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
4 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup raisins

In a bowl, cream together butter and both sugars. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves.  Stir into the creamed mixture.  Mix in oats.
Cover and chill dough for one hour.  Do t skip this step!

Preheat oven to 375. Spoon out dough and flatten with a sugared fork (I don’t do this, but the original recipe called for it.)

Bake 10 minutes, cool a bit, then transfer to a cooling rack.

Makes about 3 dozen, depending on how big you make the cookies.