Soft Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup water (enough to cover raisins)
• 3 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips or 1 (12 ounce) package butterscotch chips

Recipe

• 1 place raisins and enough water to cover in a small saucepan. simmer 5 minutes. drain and reserve 5 tbsp of the liquid.
• 2 in a small bowl combine reserved raisin liquid and baking soda.
• 3 in a medium bowl combine sugar and shortening.
• 4 stir in eggs, salt, cinnamon, soda mixture, oatmeal, and raisins.
• 5 add flour in 1/2 cups increments. once combined, stir in chips.
• 6 drop by spoonful onto wax paper lined cookie sheet.
• 7 bake at 350*f for 10 minutes or until golden brown on top.