Recipe for the day ~ Spicy Oatmeal Cookies

Spicy Oatmeal Cookies

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup butter flavored shortening

1 cup paced light brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 tspn vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tspn baking soda

1 tspn ground cinnamon

1/2 tspn ground cloves

1/2 tspn salt

3 cups rolled oats

1 cup raisins

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

In a large bowl, cream together butter, butter flavored shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth

Combine the flour,baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt

Stir into the sugar mixture

Stir in the oats and raisins

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet

Bake for about 11 minutes or until light and golden

Do not overbake

Let them cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely

Store in an airtight container