Chocolate Chip Raisin Oatmeal Cookies
07.15.2010 
It was four years ago. It was a potluck picnic in a park on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. I spotted these cookies, these beautiful cookies, in a small, decorative tin on a table covered in layers upon layers of food. However, as far as I was concerned, the table might as well have been completely empty because I simply could not take my eyes off of these divine specimens. It was love at first sight. And then, shortly thereafter, love at first bite.
For four years, these cookies and I had an infrequent affair. On rare occasions, we would meet and I would devour this dear cookie whole, savoring each and every bite. Twice. Thrice. Once is never enough. Finally, after much exaltation, begging, and pleading (only once on hand and knee), this recipe was released unto me. And so, dear readers, I shall release it unto you, so you, too, can embark on the love affair of a lifetime.
This cookie has heft. It has volume. It demands your full, unwavering attention. This cookie is also sugar-free. There is not even a sugar substitute present. The sugar comes solely from the chocolate chips and raisins. 'What?' You may ask. 'A sugar-free cookie? You fell in love with a sugar-free cookie?' Yes, I did. And you will too. The sugar is not missed. You will not realize it is gone. In that fact is where the true beauty of this cookie lies. Your relationship with Mr. Sugar-free will always be much healthier (and tastier) than with any other second-rate cookie that catches your eye.
Chocolate Chip Raisin (Sugar-free) Oatmeal Cookies
Makes 2 dozen cookies
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups (16 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups quick or old fashioned oats
2 cups raisins
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
In a separate bowl, beat together the butter and vanilla in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually, beat in the flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips, oats, and raisins.
Put dough in a 1/4 cup measuring cup and level it. Drop dough 3 inches apart onto an un-greased baking sheet. Bake for 14 to 18 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool cookies on a baking sheets for 2 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Reader Comments (9)
Those look good! I can see the chips and raisins would add a lot of sweetness, is the rest of the cookie sweet at all? Or do you just not notice? Chocolate chip cookies are good, but way too sweet for me.
WOW!!! These look delicious!! Filled with raisins and chocolate!! YUM!!! I can't believe theres no sugar too!! I think we can say these are healthy ;D
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The cookie is so packed with chocolate chips and raisins that it would be difficult to taste the lack of sugar in the rest of it. The cookie itself is very crumbly and the sweetness is just noticeable (which is great when you want to eat a cookie instead of a cup of sugar).
Do you think it's possible to make these cookies without raisins (by doubling the quantity of chocolate for instance...)?