There is nothing better than the classic oatmeal raisin cookie. While personally, I like just plain oatmeal cookies, my family enjoys a good soft and chewy oatmeal raisin cookie.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

3 ½ Dozen

Ingredients for Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup brown sugar

¼ cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 tablespoon molasses

1 ½ cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon salt

3 cups rolled oats

1 cup raisins

Instructions for Oatmeal Cookies

In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt – set aside

In a mixing bowl cream the butter and sugars until fluffy

Add in eggs, vanilla, and molasses

Mix in the dry ingredients

Fold in the oats and raisins

Chill dough in refrigerator for 1 hour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper

Scoop dough onto lined sheet

Bake 12-14 minutes

Cool slightly on pan before moving to wire rack

Serve, share, and enjoy!

How to Bake in Batches to Make the Most of Your Baking Time

One way to handle your holiday baking is to bake in batches, then freeze and store for the big day. You can do this successfully over a couple of weeks with batch baking and batch preparing.

The biggest thing to remember is to only try a few different types of things in one day, or focus on just one type of baked good in one day. For example, you might want to bake all your quick breads in one day. Another day you can prepare all your cookie dough. Yet another time, you can bake all your fruit pies and so forth. This process makes the most of the time you have, the space you have, and your skill level.

Be Prepared

Don’t try batch baking without a plan of action. Be sure to write down your plans in advance so that you are sure you have enough time to do everything that you’ve planned. To figure out a basic time line, add up the prep time, the baking time for each oven full, and then multiply that by 1.5 to account for a little extra issues happening. Then you should be sure that you have enough time.

Get Everything Ready to Go

Your kitchen should be spotless when you start, and ensure that you have all the ingredients and appliances necessary to make each item ready to go. If you know, for example, that today you’ll be using about 10 pounds of flour, consider using a large bowl to hold the flour so you can easily spoon the flour into the measuring cup, flatten off over the bowl, without having to get into the bag over and over which usually means spillage.

Clean as You Go

Fill your sink immediately with hot soapy water so you can clean as you go. You will want to wash your mixing dishes and other utensils during the baking process so that you can use them again. There’s no point in totally destroying your kitchen as you batch bake, and you don’t have to. Set out a draining board, fill the sink with hot soapy water, and wash as you go. There are many opportunities during baking to wash a couple of dishes, and this will make the clean-up faster, and the process more organized.

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