Old-Fashioned Chewy Oatmeal & Raisin Cookies

Name: Old-Fashioned Chewy Oatmeal & Raisin Cookies
Yield: Makes 20 cookies
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon baking powder; 300 g self-raising flour; 115 g unsalted butter; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 225 g golden caster sugar; 2 free-range eggs, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 150 g raisins (soaked in warm water for 2 to 3 hours or overnight, then drained); 120 g jumbo oats

North America

Preparation info

Makes
20
cookies

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Lavender & Lovage

By Karen Burns-Booth

Published 2019

About

Delicious old-fashioned chewy oatmeal and raisin cookies with a slight crunch on the outside but with a soft and chewy centre. Just like Grandma used to make, I should imagine.

Ingredients

300 g self-raising flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½

Method

Pre-heat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 5. Line two baking sheets with greaseproof baking paper.
Melt the butter and set to one side to cool slightly.
Mix the flour with the baking powder and salt.
Add the remaining i