Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup raisins

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp. ground cloves

1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg

1 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups rolled oats

1 cup walnuts chopped

Directions

Soak raisins in 1 cup hot water for ten minutes. Drain raisins and reserve 1/3 cup raisin liquid. Mix flour, baking soda, salt cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg in a bowl.

Cream sugar and butter in another bowl. Mix in 1/3 cup raisin liquid. Blend in eggs and vanilla.

Slowly add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Stir in oatmeal. Stir in walnuts. Stir in raisins.

Drop by heaping tablespoon (or a small scoop) onto a cooking oil sprayed cookie sheet. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10-20 minutes or until golden brown.