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Lately I have been reading the Magnificent Cookies Cookbook by Kathryn L. Ramsay. I had my eye on the Giant Oatmeal Cookie recipe (on page 18) for quite some time. Two days ago I finally gave it a go.

I was a little hesitant to try this recipe because it seemed like it would make a massive mountain of cookie dough, and also the instructions say to bake 5 cookies at a time. If I was to make 5 cookies at a time I would be making cookies for hours, even if they are massive. The recipe says it makes 20 giant cookies.

I was intrigued by this recipe since it says to line the cookie sheets with aluminum foil (dull side up). I had never done this before when making cookies so I thought it would be interesting to try it and see what kind of result it produces.

I decided to start with making 5 giant cookies.

My 5 giant oatmeal raison cookies turned out very well. I used the aluminum foil on the cookie sheet as the recipe instructed. The cookies turned out nice and soft (just the way I like them) and slightly golden. Even once the cookies were totally cooled they remained soft.

1/2 of a giant cookie

the bottom of the giant cookie

For the remaining mountain of cookie dough I made small to medium sized cookies on an unlined non-stick cookie sheet. These cookies turned out much less soft, and more brown on the bottom.

top of small cookie

bottom of small cookie

I am not sure if the difference in the softness of the cookies was related to the size of the cookies or the aluminum foil lining the pan vs. not lining the pan.

Does anyone know what the purpose of lining a cookie sheet with aluminum foil is?

Here is the recipe I used adapted from the Magnificent Cookies Cookbook (page 18).
My only modification was with the sugar. I used  1.5 cups of brown sugar instead of one cup of white sugar and one cup of brown sugar (I eliminated the white sugar).

Oatmeal Raison Cookies

1 cup olive oil margarine
1 ½ cup not packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground allspice
1 ½ tsp ground cloves
1 ½ tsp ground ginger
½ tsp nutmeg
3 cups baking oatmeal
1 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with aluminum foil (dull side up).

In a large bowl add the margarine, brown sugar, and eggs. Beat until smooth. Add all the remaining ingredients (except raisins). and beat until smooth. Add the raisins, and blend until they evenly distributed in the dough. If making the giant cookies use an ice cream scoop and place 5 cookies on your pre lined cookie sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and place the foil (with the cookies) onto a cooking rack.

Overall I am happy with the way my cookies turned out but I prefer the giant ones to the smaller ones because they are softer.

Do you have a favorite oatmeal raisin cookie recipe?