Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I LOVE these cookies!!! Look how yummy!

You want the recipe? Okay...here goes:

Ingredients

3/4 cup coconut oil
1 cup packed brown sugar (**see below for recipe**)
1/2 cup evaporated cane juice crystals
1/4 cup milk (we use soy milk)
1 large egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
3 cups quick or old-fashioned oats
1 cup raisins
1 cup coarsely-chopped walnuts

HEAT oven to 350 degrees F.
BEAT coconut oil, brown sugar, evaporated cane juice, milk, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy.
COMBINE flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
ADD to coconut oil mixture and mix well.
STIR in oats, raisins and nuts. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
BAKE 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets.
COOL on wire racks.

Makes 3 dozen cookies

**We made our own brown sugar so that we could be sure it was the right kind of sweetener. Plus, it's fun, and it will save you money in the long run! =) Using a fork, mix 1 cup of evaporated cane juice crystals with 1 tablespoon of molasses (We use unsulphured blackstrap molasses). Very easy!**

We bought the evaporated cane juice at Whole Foods, but you can also get it on Amazon. We forgot to keep the receipt to compare prices, so I'll have to check the next time we go to Whole Foods. The bag is labeled "Organic Sugar," but if you look at the ingredients, it says that it is evaporated cane juice. While this is definitely better for you than the bleached, refined, over-processed white sugar, I would still recommend limiting your intake. This is something that I will probably use around the holidays and for birthdays or other special occasions, but will try to stick to Agave for the everyday kind of recipes.