Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Time of preparation: 15 Minutes
Time of cooking: 15 Minutes

All-purpose flour	2 cups
Baking Soda	1 tea spoon
Baking Powder	1 tea spoon
Salt	1 tea spoon
Unsalted Butter (softened)	1 cup
Sugar	1 cup
Dark Brown Sugar(firmly packed)	1 cup
Eggs	2 large
Vanilla essence	2 tea spoons
Oat (not instant)	3 cups
Raisins	1 ½ cups

1. Preheat oven to 350°F/ 180° C/ gas mark 4.
2. Whisk dry ingredients and set aside.
3. Combine wet ingredients with a hand mixer on low.
4. To cream, increase speed to high and beat until fluffy and the colour lightens.
5. Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until no flour is visible.
Tip; Over mixing develops the gluten, making a tough cookie.
6. Now add the oats and raisins; stir to incorporate.
7. Fill a #40 cookie scoop and press against side of bowl, pulling up to level dough (to measure 2 tablespoons of dough).
8. Drop 2-inches apart onto baking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray.
9. Bake 11-13 minutes (on centre rack), until golden, but still moist beneath cracks on top.
10. Remove from oven; let cookies sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.