Man that was a good Oatmeal Raisin Cookie with Pecans recipe

Man that was a good Oatmeal Raisin Cookie!

Don't let a recipe that you really want to try sit around!
Go and explore! 
Enjoy your own creativity!

I was told:

Don't use That Recipe. 
Don't use the Regular "Quick" Oats.
Don't add Raisins.
Don't add Pecans or any other nut.

Shut Up.

Baking is a personal skill.  You do things different than I do.  Recipes drift over the years and you adapt things to available ingredients, equipment, and tastes.

I'm glad I made this recipe the way I did.  I have had the recipe for so long I forget how I got it, the recipe doesn't say, it's on a scrap of paper and I present it here with ingredients and process.

I actually did it so I would have something after workouts to get me back in balance, but man! that was the best cookie I've had in a long time.

Next time I make them this way. 
I give you permission to make these anyway you want to!

Enough of that...



Yield was 36 cookies using a tablespoon sized scoop, rounded.  That's about 1.4 ounces per cookie (40g) so they are really more like an oatmeal raisin bar.

Ingredients (as I made them):

• 2 Sticks or 1/2 pound of unsalted butter (room temp)
• 1 cup of Dark Brown Sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup of white or granulated Sugar
• 2 Eggs (room temp)
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt (can be omitted)
• 3 cups Oats (quick oats, or old fashioned, not cooked)
• 1 cup Raisins (I used Baking Raisins, you may used wet or soaked)
• 1/2 cup unsalted Pecans or other unsalted nut

Process:

• Preheat your oven to 350F
• Cream together your Sugars and Unsalted Butter
• Add in Eggs and Vanilla and beat well.
• Separately, Combine Flour, Baking Soda, Cinnamon, and Salt.  
• Add to batter and mix well.
• Add in Oats, Raisins, and Nuts and mix well.
• Drop rounded tablespoon sized balls onto un-greased cookie sheet, or line with foil or bakers parchment.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes until golden.

Yield was 36.