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      Title: Dave's Oatmeal Cookies
 Categories: Cookie, Xmas, Tested, Xmas 2009
      Yield: 4 1/2 dozen
 
      1 c  Butter; softened
  1 1/4 c  Brown sugar; firmly packed
    1/2 c  Granulated sugar
      2    Eggs
      2 tb Milk
      2 tb Vanilla
  1 3/4 c  Flour
      1 ts Baking soda
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 ts Cinnamon
    1/4 ts Nutmeg
      3 c  Oats; uncooked
      2 c  Raisins; or cut dried fruit
      1 c  Nutmeats; coarsely chopped
           (I did not use nuts)
 
  Large Scoop - makes 4 1/2 dozen Baked 15 min, then let cool
  
  Heat oven to 375 F. (Convection oven will read 350)
  
  Beat butter and sugars together until creamy.
  Add eggs and beat until smooth and light.  Beat in milk and vanilla.
  
  In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices .
  Stir this flour mixture into the batter, mixing well.  Add oats,
  raisins, and nuts, and mix well.
  
  Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet (I line my cookie sheets
  with baking parchment so I don't have to wash up).  Bake 10 to 13
  minutes (the longer you bake, the crisper the cookie...don't burn
  them!) Cool for a minute on the cookie sheet before transferring them
  to a rack to cool completely.
  
  (I used small scoop for xmas cookies - made 8 doz small cookies -
  baked 12 minutes in convection using three trays at a time.) Let cool
  on pan
  
  Excellent variation:  Use mixed dried berries (cherries, blueberries,
  currants, strawberries, etc.) or dried cranberries instead of the
  raisins. Mixed dried berries are available in health food stores, or
  in some supermarkets under the Mariani brand.
  
  
  From: Dave Sacerdote                  Date: 04-13-97
  Cooking
  
  Tested and will use often - great cookie.
 
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