Best-Ever Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
2 eggs
2 cups quick cooking oatmeal
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups flour
3/4 cup raisins (optional)

Preparation

Mix oatmeal, baking soda, and flour in small bowl and set aside.
Cream sugars, butter, vanilla and almond extract in mixing bowl.
Add eggs and mix well.
Add dry mixture to butter/sugar mixture and stir together.
Add raisins if desired. Place dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for about 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Cool cookies slightly before removing them from the sheets.
Make about 3 1/2 dozen cookies.