This summer me and my kids have decided to do lot of baking. Its been just 2 weeks since my kids summer vacation started and we already made Banana bread a couple of times, made cupcakes and 2-3 kinds of cookies :)
Baking with kids is the most enjoyable way to spend summer afternoons.
We recently tried Beth's Oatmeal Raisin cookies recipe. These cookies came out wonderful and my kids loved them.
In my previous post, I mentioned the importance of cloves. This Oatmeal cookie recipe calls for 2 spices (clove & cinnamon) and is an excellent way to introduce kids to spices.
Here is the recipe with my slight variations.
- 1 cup butter, softened ( I know, its lot of butter. The original recipe calls for 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup butter flavored shortening. )
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3-4 drops of cinnamon extract
- 3-4 drops clove extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup raisins
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon extract, clove extract, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Stir in the oats and raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes until light and golden. Do not over bake. Let them cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely. Store in airtight container.
This is a good change from the Chocolate chip cookies. These cookies came out chewy and were ready to eat in less that an hour.
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