BEST Oatmeal Cookies

(from my sister)

This makes the most delicious cookie dough ever... oh and the cookies are great too.

10-12 min bake | 20 min prep | yield 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter substitute
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup white flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• a few dashes of nutmeg
• 3 cups quick oats
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or coconut (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups raisins (optional)
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
   
2. Place raisins in a colander. Put colander in a large mixing bowl and fill with hot tap water until raisins are completely covered. (This makes the raisins so soft after baking.)
3. In mixer cream butter, shortening, and sugars.
4. Mix in eggs and vanilla.
5. In separate bowl, mix dry ingredients except oats. Add to mixer and stir until combined.
6. Add raisins or other nuts/coconut/seeds etc. and stir.
7. Mix in oats.
8. Spoon onto greased cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes.

Notes

1. Soaking the raisins is optional but worth it.
   
2. You can use all white flour instead of wheat and all shortening or all butter instead of half and half. I just like it this way.