Cookies and Milk

Sometimes a day is just a day. And sometimes a day needs home-made-fresh-from-the-oven cookies with icy cold milk. My oven fresh fav is spicy oatmeal raisin. I made a bunch today and then ate 6 (yikes!).

Still cooling....waiting, waiting

Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

makes about 3 dozen

7 TBS unsalted butter, softened

1/4 cup plus 2 TBS brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 Tsp real vanilla extract

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 Tsp baking soda

1/2 Tsp cinnamon

1/4 Tsp allspice

1/8 Tsp ground clove

1/8 Tsp freshly grated nutmeg

1/4 Tsp Kosher salt

1/2 cup of golden raisins

1 1/2 cups uncooked oats

Method:

• Beat together softened butter and sugars until smooth and creamy
• Add egg and vanilla; beat well
• Add flour, salt, spices and baking soda
• Mix well, but do not beat
• Mix oats and raisins together and add. Mix well.
• Cover cookie mix and refrigerate for 30 minutes
• Preheat over to 350 degrees while dough is chilling

Line heavy duty cookie pans with silpat or parchment paper. Using a 1" ice cream scoop, drop cookies about 2" apart onto prepared pans.

Bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly golden. Rotate pans (front to back) half way through. Cool, eat and don't forget the milk.