vanishing oatmeal cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup black walnuts, coarsely ground
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon spice
• 3 cups rolled oats

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• beat margarine and sugars, until creamy. add eggs and vanilla; beat well. combine flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. sift and add to the egg mixture. stir well.
• grind the raisins up with 1 teaspoon of sugar until they are in small pieces--not mush! stir in oats, nuts, raisins and mix well, drop by tablespoonful ungreased cookie sheet. bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown. cool 1 minute and remove to wire rack. when cool store in airtight container. note: you can add butterscotch or chocolate pieces in place of the raisins.