Big Soft Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I love oats! Given half the chance, I will eat them straight from the box. The way I eat my porridge baffles most: I add the tiniest bit of water to the pan, heap in the oats and give it all a stir, cooking the mixture for seconds before serving it up while the oats are still pretty much solid. I put oats in my baking as much as possible, either as a star of the show like this, or as a replacement for some flour in recipes to give them more flavour and texture.