OATMEAL COOKIES

(modified from a Martha Stewart Living recipe)

Mmmmhhhhhh…this tastes like home!! Cheer up a sad friend with these heartwarming cookies! :o)

For about 30 cookies

¾ cup old fashioned rolled oats
¾ cup small leaf oat flakes
½ cup all purpose flour
1 Tsp baking powder
½ Tsp cinnamon
½ Tsp salt
½ cup good quality butter (melted)
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 Tsp pure vanilla extract
¾ cup raisins or chocolate chips (as desired)

Preheat oven to 180 °C. In a small bowl mix dry ingredients. In a medium bowl mix sugars, butter, vanilla and eggs and whisk until fluffy. Mix dry ingredients with butter-egg mixture. Spoon 1 heaped Tsp servings on a baking sheet leaving 3 cm in-between. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Let cool completely and store in an airtight container with an apple to keep it moist for days.