Aunt Lizzie'S Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
2 whole eggs
3/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. soda
2 c. sifted flour
pinch of salt
2 c. oatmeal (not instant)
1 c. raisins

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time, stirring well.
Sift together flour, soda, salt and nutmeg and add to sugar mixture.
Add oatmeal and raisins and mix well.
Form into small balls, well spaced on greased cookie sheet.
(Cookies will spread.)
Press a raisin on top of each.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until lightly browned.
Cool on wire racks or cutting boards before storing in cookie tins with tight lids.
Makes a lot.