Nannie's Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Raisins

When I started my food blog a few years ago, my very first post was my grandmother's oatmeal cookies. This is a very special recipe to me because I always loved baking with my grandmother when we would go to visit her. She would set us up at her little kitchen table and would keep us busy measuring the ingredients, mixing them by hand (and sometimes with our hands) and tasting the results when we were done.

What I loved about this recipe was that it was originally an oatmeal cookie recipe that was doctored into what it is today. As you read through the recipe, there are chocolate chips, raisins and Wheaties. You can imagine that when you ran out of raisins, you substituted chocolate chips. Not enough oatmeal, you added some cereal. In the end, she created this amazing oatmeal cookie that tastes like no other.

Everyone has that favorite recipe that someone special has made for them. It evokes special memories that are wonderful to share. I share this recipe with you as I begin my food blogging adventure with Patch.com

Nannie's Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup of softened butter
2 cups of light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of salt
2 cups of oatmeal (not instant)
1 cup of crushed Wheaties (I pour them into my hands and crush them lightly)
2 cups of chocolate chips
1 cup of raisins

Cream together the butter and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla until well blended. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix until blended. Add the oatmeal, crushed Wheaties, chocolate chips and raisins. The batter will be sticky. Use a rounded tablespoon portion for each cookie. Bake at 350º for 8-10 minutes or until dry and slightly golden.

For those who like would like an updated version, try Ghiradelli’s 60% cacao chocolate chips and cherry-flavored Craisins instead of chocolate chips and raisins.