Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Okay so Post #2 of cookies, so I am sure you can imagine what our kitchen looks like right now. Filled with dozens and dozens of cookies. Can you ever really have enough though?
These oatmeal cookies are incredible. There is something about warm soft and chewy homemade oatmeal cookies that store bought just can't beat.
This again is my moms recipe! She gets credit for a lot of my favorite recipes.
Try these cookies, you will be hooked.

Ingredients 

• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup margarine or 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup buttermilk (or regular milk with 1tsp lemon juice or vinegar)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 cups of oats (not quick oats)
• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup raisins (optional)

Preheat oven to 375F
Mix sugar, margarine, milk, and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Form dough into 1 inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on an un-greased cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 8-10 min (or until edges begin to brown)
Remove the cookies (still on the parchment paper) immediately from cookie sheet.

Mom's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies are one of those all time childhood favorites. This is my moms recipe for chocolate chip cookies, to date I have not found a better recipe.


Ingredients

• 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla (though I usually use 2)
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 F
With a hand mixer combine margarine, brown & white sugar, and vanilla till creamy. Add eggs, beat well. Combine flour, baking powder & soda, and salt, then add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
Using a spoon drop batter onto an un-greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 8-10 min or until sides are starting to brown a little bit.

Now poor yourself a giant glass of cold milk and enjoy