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<p>New page: <a href="/Category:Exactduckwoman%27s_Recipes" title="Category:Exactduckwoman&#039;s Recipes">category:exactduckwoman&#039;s Recipes</a><a href="/Category:Baking" title="Category:Baking">category:Baking</a><a href="/Category:Desserts" title="Category:Desserts">category:Desserts</a><a href="/Category:Cookies" title="Category:Cookies">category:Cookies</a>__FORCETOC__ Makes about 18 big cookies or ~30 of varying sizes if you&#039;re me This recipe a...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[category:exactduckwoman&#039;s Recipes]][[category:Baking]][[category:Desserts]][[category:Cookies]]__FORCETOC__<br /> Makes about 18 big cookies or ~30 of varying sizes if you&#039;re me<br /> <br /> This recipe and the others from my week o&#039; cookies ([[Thick &amp; Chewy Double-Chocolate Cookies]], [[Gingered Sugar Cookies]], and [[Peanut Butter Cookies]]) are all from [http://www.amazon.com/Baking-Illustrated-Best-Recipe-Classic/dp/0936184752/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1200976976&amp;sr=8-1m Baking Illustrated]. It&#039;s more or less the only baking book I use because it yields really good results and I learn a lot from it. Not sure if posting things from books is kosher here, so please let me know if I need to delete this. <br /> <br /> These cookies are really rich and definitely delicious. The recipe was pretty simple, perhaps because I&#039;d been making cookies all week, and from starting to putting them in the oven took just a little over a half an hour. I highly recommend these if you&#039;re at all a fan of oatmeal raisin cookies.<br /> <br /> ==Ingredients==<br /> *1.5 cups flour<br /> *1/2 tsp baking powder<br /> *1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg<br /> *1/2 tsp salt<br /> *16 tbsp (2 sticks) butter, softened<br /> *1 cup light brown sugar<br /> *1 cup sugar<br /> *2 large eggs<br /> *3 cups old fashioned rolled oats<br /> *1.5 cups raisins<br /> <br /> [[image:Chewyoatmealraisin1.jpg]]<br /> <br /> ==Equipment==<br /> *Medium bowl<br /> *Large bowl<br /> *Mixer<br /> *Sturdy spatula<br /> *Various measuring devices<br /> *Two cookie sheets, parchment paper (or you can grease the pans of course)<br /> *Grater or microplane for nutmeg.<br /> <br /> ==Prep &amp; Mixing==<br /> - Put oven racks in low and middle positions and preheat the oven to 350. Grease or parchment paper your cookie sheets.<br /> <br /> - Grate nutmeg. It took a lot less than one nut for me, so you don&#039;t need much. Also, admire the world&#039;s cutest grater:<br /> <br /> [[image:Chewyoatmealraisin2.jpg]]<br /> <br /> - Whisk together flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt in the medium bowl.<br /> <br /> - In the large bowl, beat butter on medium speed until creamy. Add the sugars and beat until &quot;fluffy,&quot; about 3 minutes.<br /> <br /> - Beat in eggs one at a time.<br /> <br /> - BY HAND, using a wooden spoon or spatula, stir in the flour mixture. It&#039;s helpful to use a sturdy spatula because mixing the dry ingredients in makes the dough pretty stubborn. See how happy it is to stick up all together?<br /> <br /> [[image:Chewyoatmealraisin3.jpg]]<br /> <br /> - Still by hand, mix in the raisins and oatmeal. <br /> <br /> ==Shaping and Baking==<br /> - Roll 2 tbsp dough into a 2 inch ball for each cookie. The large size is supposed to make them chewier and less cakey, which is delicious. Set them 2 inches apart on the baking sheets (note: mine are funny sized and pretty close to one another since I&#039;m working with about one and a half baking sheets, instead of two. I guess the funny sizes are just because I&#039;m inconsistent, actually...)<br /> <br /> [[image:Chewyoatmealraisin4.jpg]]<br /> <br /> - Bake until the edges are golden brown. The middle will be a bit underdone but that&#039;s on purpose for a chewier cookie. The book gives a time of 22-25 minutes, but my smaller cookie sheet was done quicker than that, probably because it&#039;s uninsulated and started out on the bottom oven rack. Halfway through the baking time, switch the sheets from top to bottom and turn them around to ensure even baking.<br /> <br /> - Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes, then move the cookies to cooling racks. Let them cool for around 30 minutes to achieve chewiness.<br /> <br /> [[image:Chewyoatmealraisin5.jpg]]<br /> <br /> Mm! Delicious!</div>

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