Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I'm going to start off by saying this: I am not particularly fond of Oatmeal Raisin cookies. Raisins and cookies just don't go together for me. However, they are a wildly popular cookie for people, like my dad, and I promised I would make them for him. This recipe was taken from a Better Homes and Garden cookbook I received as a wedding present. The combination of cinnamon and cloves in these cookies gave them just the right amount of spice and I think they turned out well.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
(Source: Better Homes & Gardens New Cookbook 14th edition)

3/4 cup butter

1 cu brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground cloves

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups rolled oats

1 cup raisins

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

2. In a mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in as much of the flour as you can. Stir in remaining flour and oats. Stir in raisins.

3. Drop dough by rounded teaspoon 2 inches apart onro a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool on a cookies sheet 1 minute. Teransfer to wire rack and let cool.