These didn't go to fast at my house. The complaint was that they were too soft which made them crumbly.

I used to think that Grandma Closs (Plainwell, MI) was the only person that could make Raisin Oatmeal Cookies. NOT TRUE. This is a Whiz Bang recipe. The only changes made to Sutton's recipe were the addition of 1 tsp. nutmeg and changing the shortening to 1/4 cup (4 tbsp) and adding 1/4 cup butter (4 tbsp). The biggest problem I had was getting the amount I put on the cookie tray correct. I found a dollup of batter slightly smaller than a silver dollar yields a very nice size cookie. Two of these cookies and you're running around looking for a cold glass of milk that will go great with the next several you'll want. By the way, I never grease cookie trays. My local super market caries parchment paper and it ALWAYS puts out cookies that are evenly baked on the bottom and, I believe, come out better with the use of the product.

very good!

whoa, these are awesome! i'm 13 and this is only my 2nd or 3rd time baking. this was the easiest and most delicious recipe i've tried so far (for cookies). however, i personally don't like really sweet cookies so for some others it may need a bit more sugar. for people like me though, i would say add a some more oats, mebe. C:

These were great! The recipe makes a light, fluffy cookie (not chewy). The cookies were gone the same day I made them.

My husband and I thought these were really good cookies. I will probably use this recipe again. I may put chocalate chips in the next batch! :)

Very good. I made them with applesauce instead of shortening, whole wheat flour instead of white and splenda instead of sugar. They certainly don't taste like a traditional oatmeal raising cookie with my substitions, but they satisfy my craving for home baked things with only about 50 calories each!!

LIke the others had said, it was to "Cakey". Not what I was expecting. Good taste though, could use more raisins.

Pros - definitely easy and quick to make Cons - quite bland, not very sweet (I would suggest adding more sugar), texture very cake-like and not chewy at all.

All I can say is so so good and you have to try them. My 3 year old loved them so much, You can also make them without the Oatmeal and just add some vanilla extract, walnuts. Oh os good and real soft. Thanks Terry137

I used brown sugar instead of white, and I added 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts. These cookies are delicious and easy to make. I will certainly make them again.

Just made these and loved them. I changed a few things though. I used whole wheat flour, used a 1/4 cup of flax, 1/4 cup butter instead of shortening, 1/4 cup of sweetened applesauce, 1 teaspoon of almond. I also plumped my raisins first. So maybe it's not the same recipe anymore...but it was amazing!

these were excellent! i followed the recipe exactly and they turned out wonderful!

Good but kind of bland, I put butterscotch chips instead of raisins.

These were easy to make, but were to cake like for a cookie.

THESE ARE PERFECT!! made two batches one with really small cookies and one with bigger (tablespoon size) and I think they're best small. YUM. It's a keeper.

I love this recipe! I'm not a good cookie baker and i've never made oatmeal raisin cookies but these turned out wonderfully! I used brown sugar instead of white and margerine instead of shortning. I also added an extra 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp nutmeg as suggested by other reviews. They are so soft which is such a nice change from hard cookies! thanks so much!

Great cookie and easy to make!