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Oatmeal: Chewy Oatmeal Spice Cookies

Source of Recipe

www.ichef.com


Recipe Introduction

This recipe serves 112 people. Because this recipe is for a particular size pan, it adjusts the number of servings only in multiples of 16.The instructions describe how to prepare the ingredients for one pan. There are enough ingredients to prepare 7 pans.

List of Ingredients

5 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
3 1/2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups unsalted butter, softened
1 quart + 1 cup apple butter or applesauce
7 eggs
3/4 cup + 2 tbl. milk
1/4 cup + 1 tbl. vanilla extract
10 1/2 cups flour
2 tablespoons + 1 tsp baking soda
2 tablespoons + 1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/4 tablespoons salt
1 3/4 teaspoons nutmeg
3 3/4 pounds oatmeal, uncooked
7 cups raisins


Recipe

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Beat together sugars and butter until well blended. Add next 4 ingredients and beat well. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients in another bowl. Stir into sugar mixture. Stir in oatmeal and raisins and mix well. (Dough will be moist.) Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet and remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container.

Variation: Easy Bar Cookies: Spread dough evenly onto bottom of an ungreased 13x9 inch baking pan. Bake 25-30 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool completely and cut into bars. Store tightly covered.