I followed the recipe exactly and these really are the BEST oatmeal cookies I have ever tasted. AMAZING.

These are absolutely amazing. They stay soft for DAYS! I had soooo many compliments on these. I even had a few wedding proposals, ha. They are really that good. Try it out - You won't be disappointed.

This recipe really is the best! The smell in you house while your baking these cookies is amazing! Great recipe!

AWESOME!!! I only changed two things. I didn't have any shortening, so I used all butter, and my youngest son doesn't like raisins, so I made half of the dough with raisins and half with chocolate chips. They both turned out wonderful! I also made them very big, so I didn't have any problems with them burning or drying out (baked at 11 minutes). This is replacing my regular oatmeal raisin cookie recipe. Definitely a keeper!

Definently one of my favorite cookie recipes. It made the whole house smell wonderful when I was baking them. My whole family loved these oatmeal raisin cookies. The cookies were gone very quickly and I wished I had made lots more. Don't change anything about the recipe, and I definently recommend them.

I love this recipe, but I switched from all-purpose flour to whole wheat & from shortening to canola oil. My husband and daughter loved the cookies. This recipe is definitely a keeper (with healthier modifications).

Perfect Oatmeal cookies? If they're not perfect for your family they easily could be with a little tweaking. This is the best recipe I've ever used bar none and I'm an old, old Oatmeal cookie fan. I too added some wheat flour, soaked my raisins, threw in some dates and put some chocolate chips in there just to confuse the kids. They're wondrous! I'm going to have to dial back the cloves just a little next time for the kids but they were perfect for me.

The perfect Oatmeal Raisin Cookie!

one word - AWESOME!!!!!

this recipe was fabulous. I've been making oatmeal cookies all my life (fam recipe), and to bring out the taste even more and to give the cookies an even fluffier consistency I use soy butter instead of the butter and replacement butter. Plus adding a bit of coconut makes the oatmeal taste really pop! Thanks for the recipe!

One word: ADDICTIVE! I love oatmeal raisin cookies and I was very pleased how these came out. I baked them for some friends who came over and they were gone within a few hours. Very good indeed! Will definitely make again.

I was really against making these, because my go-to oatmeal raisin cookie recipe is Betty Crocker and it's awesome. But, I thought I would give this one a try for something different. It turned out great! Just out of curiousity, I looked at the recipe next to the Betty Crocker, the only difference was BC doesn't have cloves! Ha ha, go figure, right? Anyway, still a great cookie!

This is an amazing cookie! I didn't change a thing. This will be my "go to" recipe every time I make oatmeal cookies. Thank you so much for sharing!

I took these to work and people said they now refuse to buy store-bought oatmeal raisin cookies. Yummy!

This is a review for my "healthy" version of these cookies. I took some pointers from other posts and then changed a few things on top of that to make these healthy. I'm sure this version pales in comparison to the original but since I have not tried the original I was happy with the results. Here are my changes: Substitute applesauce for butter and shortening, only used half of the amounts of the brown and white sugars, 1/2 c. egg beaters instead of eggs, whole wheat flour instead of white, additional 1/2 tsp. baking soda, additional 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. nutmeg and 1/2 tsp. allspice, omitted cloves, added a package of sugar free vanilla pudding, brought water to a boil and added a splash of vanilla and then added the raisins and covered so they were nice and juicy and finally I sprayed my cookie sheets with cooking spray to prevent sticking. I baked them for 9 minutes and was very happy with the results. I calculated these to be 1 Weight Watchers point each!

I used all butter, and used 1/4tsp cloves and 1/4 tsp allspice. I also used whole wheat flour for all of the flour. They were delicious. The best oatmeal raisin cookies I've ever had.

I live with the true life cookie monster and he request these all the time. I make them for get togethers all the time and I'm constantly asked for the recipe!!

These were great! I used 1 cup butter, 1/2 tsp all spice, added a dash of ginger and nutmeg and soaked the raisins in hot water with a splash of vanilla. I think they came out a bit small and too soft the next day because I put them in containers too quickly, I'll try keeping them out a bit longer after baking and see how they turn out next time. But they were delicious!

These are great!..I used all butter and soaked the raisins in hot water but other than that didn't change a thing.. I love these

Super yummy. My family and I really enjoyed them.