Everything Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup ground flax seeds
• 2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2-2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1/4 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream together butter and sugar.
• 3 add eggs and vanilla. mix thoroughly.
• 4 mix remaining ingredients in a separate bowl. excluding the milk. optional: soak raisins in warm water for a few minutes while you mix dry ingredients to give them a chance to plump and soften. squeeze out the water and mix them in with the dry ingredients.
• 5 combine dry mix and wet mix together and add milk.
• 6 roll into balls about 1.5 inches.
• 7 bake for 15 minutes, until bottoms are golden brown.