Happy Birthday Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!

Only in writing out the recipe for my blog did I realize I accidentally drastically altered my favorite go-to-no-fail Oatmeal Raisin Cookie recipe. Perhaps for the better? I completely forgot to add the additional 6 Tbsp of butter, and guess what? They were still Ah-mazing. Who knew? I did notice they were a little bit drier when shaping the dough into balls, but I think these "healthier" (if we can call them that) cookies were only just shy of the perfection of the original recipe. Happy Happy Birthday Lauren!

Recipe Adapted from the Quaker Oats Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2  cup (1 stick) plus 6 tablespoons butter, softened
3/4  cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2  cup granulated sugar
2  eggs
1  teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2  cups all-purpose flour
1  teaspoon baking soda
1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2  teaspoon salt
3  cups Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1  cup raisins  

Directions:

Preheat the 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. 

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. 

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.