Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I have been craving oatmeal raisin cookies for a few weeks now. I had all the ingredients but it always seemed that everyone wanted something different when it came to baking something. I love to make up a  big batch of cookies and freeze the dough in balls to bake as we want them.  If you make a few different kinds throug out the week when someone wants cookies its so easy to bake peanut butter, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin and chocolate cookies with m&ms all on one cookie sheet. Everyone wins.

Mrs Ladybugs Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

1 cup of butter softened
2 cups of sugar
1 Tablespoon molasses
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 cups of old fashioned oats
1 cup of raisin or more if you really love them like I do

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, sugar and molasses together. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine and blend the dry ingredients. Mix the butter mixture with the dry mixture. Drop by rounded tablespoon fulls ( I like to use a medium size scoop) on cookie sheet and bake 10-15 minutes.

If you freeze the dough add a few extra minutes to baking, Dont let your hubby know you have raw cookie dough in the freezer or he will want to eat the dough all up without baking them. True story.