Oatmeal Chocolate Raisin Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Raisin Cookies
By: Rosanna adapted from recipe of Doris Christopher

1 ½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened
¾ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 ¾ cups old-fashioned or quick oats
1 ½ cups chocolate covered raisins
*(3) 3.5oz each boxes of Raisinets (2 boxes of Dark Chocolate, and 1 box of Milk Chocolate)
OR (2) 3.5oz each boxes of Raisinets with ½ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips*
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. Mix well and set aside.

In an electric mixer beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and beat well. Add flour mixture; mix well. Stir in oats, Raisinets and chopped nuts (optional).

Using medium scooper, drop level scoops of dough onto parchment lined baking pans. Flatten dough slightly.

Bake 13-15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Store cookies in tightly covered container for up to 2 days.

Yield: about 2 dozen cookies