Yields 2 dozen.

What you'll need:

• 2 cups butter
• 2 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 4 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 6 cups rolled oats
• 2 cups raisins

1. Beat together butter and sugar until creamy
2. Add eggs, vanilla, and maple syrup. Beat in well.
3. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and add to the mixture, blending well.
4. Stir in oats and raisins.
5. Flatten the dough into cookie shapes before baking (cookie’s won’t bake properly if they are in balls).
6. Bake for eight to ten minutes in preheated oven at 375 degrees F.

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