Cinnamon Raisin Oaty Cookies

Well, to start, a cookie recipe which is well-loved by my Sol. Sweet and yet not too unhealthy. This recipe came after years of buying Famous Amos' Oatmeal Raisin and Cinnamon Cookie which never seems to stay around the house for too long. I went through millions (sorry.. a little exaggeration, probably, thousands ;p) of similar recipes with none producing the same or as well-liked effect. Finally got the below. Crunchy, less sweet, cheaper and most importantly, I baked it with love...



Try it!





Cinnamon Raisin Oaty Cookies (makes 30 cookies tried and tested by Sol)



125g butter (soften at room temp)

100g brown sugar

2 eggs or 3 egg yolks

2 teaspoon of vanilla essence

120g rolled oats

190g all purpose flour

2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder (feel free to add more but be careful, too much cinnamon can make the cookie taste bitter)

1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

130g to 150g of raisins



Cream sugar and butter and vanilla essence till light and fluffy.



Add eggs 1 by 1 and mix well. After which you get the 'Wet Mixture'.



Mix up flour, cinnamon powder and rolled oats forming the 'Dry Mixture'.



Add dry mixture bit by bit into wet mixture and mix well till all's in.



Add raisins and mix well.



Refrigerate mixture. (this step is really optional but I always do it)



Set oven to 175 degrees.



Line tray with baking paper.



Using a teaspoon (I like small cookies) round it into a ball and place it on the baking tray.



Bake for 15-16 minutes.



Tips:

For crispy/harder cookies, use only egg yolks, and white sugar and margarine and bake for around 15-16 minutes.

For softer cookies, use whole eggs and all butter and bake for around 12 minutes.