Chewy Spiced Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 12 cup butter flvored shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 14 cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 12 teaspoons vanilla
• 34 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon fresh nutmeg
• 12 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 14 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 12 cups oats (I use the quick cooking kind)
• 12 cup flaked coconut
• 2 cups raisins
• 1 cup chopped nuts- i use walnuts

1. Put raisens in a bowl, pour hot water over them and let soak til plump, then drain.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
3. Combine flour,spices, salt and soda in a seperate bowl.
4. In your mixer bowl, cream butter and sugars over med speed.
5. Add eggs one at a time and then vanilla.
6. Scrape bowl well and remix 1 minute.
7. Add flour mixture slowly over low speed, once all is in, turn back up to med speed.
8. Scrape bowl again, then add coconut and oats, one cup at a time.
9. Add nuts and then raisens over low speed.
10. Using a #40 cookie scoop(3/4 oz) dish cookies out on parchment covered cookie sheets, dozen to a pan.
11. Bake 8-10 minutes til just brown, and soft in the middle.
12. For best results, turn cookie sheets around half way through baking time.

butter, butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, fresh nutmeg, ground cloves, cinnamon, flour, oats, coconut, raisins, walnuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chewy-spiced-raisin-oatmeal-cookies-383066 (may not work)