Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009

I think these are my favorite cookies ever! I usually make 1 dessert a week to munch on. Normally, cookies aren't that great by the end of the week, but these were still good. Plus, they make the house smell good.

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Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009

Iv'e been making this cookies since 2006. Now and then I experiment. Sometimes I'll add 1/3 cup of cocoanut and 1/3 cup choc. chips. I lowered the cloves to 1/4tsp.I soak the raisins in warm water & I add 1/4 tsp cardamom,refrigerate for 1 hour.Also use 3/4tsp B.P & 3/4 tsp B.S.Original recipe is the greatest. I just like to experiment and they are great.Thanks Beth!

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MIGGIE200

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2009

Mmmmm. The only thing I did different was plump the raisins in boiling water before adding them to the dough. They were better the second day!!!

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LEWSKI709

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

These cookies are awesome! I've made them several times, and I found using allspice in place of the cloves was a bigger hit with the kids. They bake perfectly and are so chewy and moist. Thank you for the wonderful recipe!

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jennifery78

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Akron, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

Excellent recipe, I'm not fond of cloves and will probably use allspice next time but I always make the first recipe exactly as stated, how else can you rate it, if you change it? Just a side note to those that are having difficulties: Humidity affects cookies, as does high altitude. If you are in a humid place or just having a humid day, use a little bit less "liquid". If you are in high altitude, use less butter/shortening and a little bit more flour. These are standard cooking changes for dealing with climate. Hope this helps.

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

Extremely good. I added an extra 1/2 cup of flour though because they were too flat the first time around and easily fell apart. The extra flour fixed the problem and the cookies were still really soft. They were so good I added a scoop of vanilla ice cream between 2 cookies and they helped to make a really tasty ice cream sandwich!

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Ceri

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2009

Followed this recipe to a T... WONDERFUL! (let the raisins sit in hot water for about ten minutes in order to plump up)

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mandjmorse

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2009

I made these the other week to cheer up my boyfriend. Worked like a charm, he couldn't stop raving about them. Also, my mom ate a half dozen in one sitting, and oatmeal raisin are normally her least favorite cookie. Fantastic recipe. (Update: My boyfriend is begging to bake these with me when he comes for Thanksgiving, and the batch I made for my co-workers was a complete hit!)

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Erin!

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2009

perfection. everyone loves these cookies and someone always asks for the recipe.

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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2009

These cookies smelled so good while cooking...I think it was the cloves. I put raisins in half the dough and chocolate chips in the other half. I ended up adding some extra flour because the cookies were a little flat. I also had to bake them for about 12 minutes. I used all butter because I didn't have any butter flavored shortening.

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Sheri S.

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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2009

I thought these cookies were absolutely delicious! I substituted the raisins with craisins and added white chocolate chips to half the batch and with the other half i used semi sweet chocolate chips and pecans... both AMAZING!! this is basically the same recipe on the quaker oats box, but who would have thought the clove would make such a big difference for that added zip?! my new favorite!

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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2009

These came out great, thanks!

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Holly Marie

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Living In: New York, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2009

Fabulous! I didn't have raisins, so I used chocolate chips. The cookies tasted like normal oatmeal raisin cookies, but with the surprise taste of dark chocolate once in a while. I especially loved how the recipe creamed the eggs and vanilla in with the sugar at the beginning, instead of adding in the eggs later. It saved a bit of time, I feel like.

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Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2009

This recipe made 52 cookies using TABLESPOONS (some rounded, some not so rounded) in case anyone needs that info. With that said, these were delicious, but not exactly what I call the best ever. I halved the clove and added 1/4 tsp. nutmeg (cloves don't generally do much for me except make me wish I hadn't used them). I think probably I should've upped the cinnamon or flattened the cookies out so they'd be chewy. They are nice and soft, but that isn't precisely what I was after. However, they ARE delicious, so I'm giving this recipe 5 stars. Thanks, Beth!

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JARRIE

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2009

Very good... Next time I will add a little more clove...

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Raysinchi

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2009

Loved the cookies! The addition of cloves made them taste a bit like the holidays. Perfect! Will make them again.

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Tori

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

Wonderful cookies! Very soft and with the perfect amount of spices. My whole family loved them!!! I will continue to make this recipe.

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L_LANTZ

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Living In: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

these are great but not as good as the ones I had in Idaho. However, everyone who has tried them loves them.

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ChristaLynn

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2009

Chewey, cruncy, spicey..Yummy. This recipe is identical to the Cocoa Oatmeal Cookies on this site - with 2 exceptions - spices instead of cocoa - and baking soday instead of powder. The powder makes the cookies spread a bit more and make them seem bigger... Next time I'll try this recipe with the cocoa and the baking soda...

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Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2009

Great cookies, I used 50/50 smart balance blend sticks and I didn't have any oats so I used instant apple cinnamon oatmeal packets and omitted the white sugar and added white chocolate chips, wow, really good ;o

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