Sweet Spot: Oatmeal Raisinet Cookies Recipe by Cake Gumshoe Christine

CakeSpy Note: This is a guest post from Cake Gumshoe Christine Mullen, a photographer and food blogger from Ottawa, Ontario. She enjoys experimenting in the kitchen and photographing the results but ultimately hates doing the dishes. She blogs at Munchin With Munchkin.

I have the biggest weak spot for chocolate covered raisins. Every time I bite into one it brings me back to my earliest childhood memory.

I remember the specific moment I was hooked for life. It was December of 1989. My mother was on Christmas holidays and she decided to take me to see my first movie. We drove to Britannia which had both an indoor theatre and a drive in.

When we entered the theatre I was mesmerized by the speckled carpet, the sparkling ceiling and the overwhelming smell of popcorn. As we stood in line my eyes focused on a glass display case at the front
counter filled with colourful boxes of candy.

When we finally got to the front of the line my mother purchased our tickets and asked me if I wanted a treat. In my 3 years of life I rarely had candy so I knew this was a special occasion. As I peered through the glass my options were overwhelming. Without the ability to read my decision was determined solely by the colour of the box. I came to the conclusion that the purple box would contain the best treat and mother happily agreed.

With large purple box in hand we walked to our theatre and chose seats
close to the front. My memories of the movie are vague but I remember
sharing that box of raisinets and thinking my mother was the coolest
person in the whole world.

My mother is coming to visit me this week so in preparation I made these oatmeal raisinet cookies to share with her. They are incredibly soft and chewy and the chocolate covered raisins add that taste of childhood every great cookie should have.

Oatmeal Raisinet Cookies

Makes about two dozen cookies

• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 Tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
• 1 Tsp. baking soda
• ½  Tsp. salt
• 3 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 ½ cups chocolate covered raisins

Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. In a large bowl cream the butter and sugars.
3. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until fully combined.
4. Stir in the baking soda, salt, and flour and mix until just combined, being careful not to over mix. Briefly mix in the oats. Add the chocolate covered raisins and stir until just combined.
5. Scoop 1 tablespoon of cookie dough onto un-greased cookie sheets about half an inch apart.
6. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes until the cookies are golden brown along the edges.

Comments

[Cate]

I made this recipe yesterday, but substituted raisins for the raisinets (which are more expensive), and added chocolate chips. It turned out pretty good, but I think 3 cups of oats is excessive, so next time I'm going to scale back to 2 cups. If you're a big oat fan, 3 cups is fine, but I think the majority would find 2 cups more enjoyable. I'll also try scaling back on the butter a bit, or at least use fake butter. Overall, I liked them and it's a good recipe. Thanks for sharing :)

[The Ferret]

I didn't see the comment til after I'd mixed it up but since my friends and I love oats 3 cups should work nicely. I made one batch and split it into four containers and am going to try with rasinets, chocolate covered peanuts, dark chocolate rasinets and yogurt covered raisins.

I'm thinking the yogurt may not survive the trip through the oven but I'll keep ya posted.