Oatmeal with raisin cookies (dairy-free and delicious)

True story: My husband (who is known to scrape the bread on the inside of a container and not use a knife) asked me when he caught a glimpse of the Earth Balance container, "Is this one of your organic things?"  To which I nodded, "Yes."  He quickly quipped, "I like it.  How long have I been eating it?"  I muttered, "about five years."

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Preheat oven to 375º
Mix the following ingredients in large mixing bowl

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 Earth Balance* (softened on counter for  approx. 1 hour)
1 egg

                                           

USDA ORGANIC

Stir in the following - sprinkling around the batter:

1/2  teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2  teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Stir in:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Stir in oats and raisins:

1 1/2 cups oats

1 cup (or more) raisins

Drop dough by a kitchen spoonful and place about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake until light brown, about 8-10 minutes.  Let sit on cookie sheet for 2 minutes if you prefer a crisper cookie.

*Ingredient insight:  Earth Balance - All Natural Spreads.  Have been using this product for over 12 years now for all our baking and cooking needs in place of butter or margarine.   True story: My husband (who is known to scrape the bread on the inside of the container) asked me when he caught a glimpse of the container, "Is this one of your organic things?"  To which I nodded, "yes."  He quickly quipped, "I like it.  How long have I been eating it?"  I muttered, "about five years."