Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• ½ teaspoon baking soda

• ½ teaspoon baking powder

• Pinch of salt

• ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature

• 1 cup brown sugar

• 1 large egg, room temperature

• 1½ cup rolled oats

• ¾ cup raisins

• ½ teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

Makes approximately 16 cookies.

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

3. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Mix in the egg.

4. Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until no flour is visible, being careful not to over mix.

5. Fold in the oats and raisins.

6. Place 2 tablespoons of dough in a ball on cookie sheet. Leave around 2 inches between cookies.

7. Bake cookies for 11–13 minutes until golden, but still moist beneath the cracks on the top of the cookies.

8. Remove from oven and let cookies sit on baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes:

• These cookies would also be great with currants or cranberries.