Great Grandma's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

My Great Grandma loved to bake. Perhaps that's where I got my own love of baking. She made wonderful birthday cakes for all of the kids and would frequently stop by with a fresh batch of cookies.

For my dad's birthday (which is today), I decided to bake him his own personal batch of his all-time favorite cookies, using the same recipe my Great Grandma used. This recipe is from the back of the Quaker Oats box which, my uncle swears, is the recipe she always used.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
(Source: Quaker Oats Box)

1/2 cup + 6 tbsp butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups Old Fashioned Oats
1 cup raisins

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Add oats and raisins; mix well.

2. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.