Mothers Day Oatmeal Cookies (Guest entry)

Uh-oh, the husband's in the kitchen again! In light of Mothers Day my daughter and I gave Angel the morning off. We decided to bake one of her favorites... oatmeal cookies. I had consulted Angel's ancient Betty Crocker cookbook and discovered that the recepie required shortning (which we didn't have) so I scouted around online until I found one that looked appealing and used butter instead of shortning.
http://food.yahoo.com/recipes/martha-stewart/10fecf06cd80f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD/jumbo-oatmeal-raisin-cookies

Yep, it came down to good ol' Martha!

Jumbo Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

Ingredients;

1. 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
2. 1 teaspoon baking soda
3. 1 teaspoon salt
4. 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
5. 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
6. 3/4 cup granulated sugar
7. 2 large eggs
8. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
9. 2 1/2 cups rolled oats
10. 2 cups raisins
11. 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut (I skipped this since we don't like it)
    

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
2. With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Add flour mixture; beat just until combined. Add oats, raisins, and coconut; beat just until combined.
3. Drop level 1/4-cup measures of dough, 1 1/2 inches apart, onto baking sheets.
4. Bake until cookies have spread and are golden brown and soft to the touch, 18 to 20 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Cool 5 minutes on sheets; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. You can also freeze unbaked cookies and bake them later. Place unbaked cookies on baking sheet and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. Transfer to resealable plastic bags (label and date); keep up to 6 months. Bake as many as you need (without thawing); place 1 1/2 inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake 20 to 25 minutes.

They're a tad on the HUGE side --some wouldn't even fit through the opening in our cookie jar-- but I believe that YUM is an apt description of the finished product!