Recipe: Oatmeal Hermits (drop cookies with raisins)

OATMEAL HERMITS



2 cups quick oats (not instant), uncooked
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons Argo Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Spice Islands Ground Saigon Cinnamon
1/2 cup Karo Dark Corn Syrup
1/2 cup Mazola Corn Oil
2 eggs

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray.

Mix oats, brown sugar and raisins in a large bowl; add flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon and mix well; set aside.

Whisk together corn syrup, oil and eggs in a small bowl. Add to dry ingredients and mix well.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoons 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheet.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes until lightly browned around edges. Remove cookies to wire rack to cool.

VARIATION:
Try substituting 1 cup chocolate chips for the raisins. Omit cinnamon and add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract to the corn syrup mixture.

Makes 3 dozen cookies
Source: Mazola Oil, ACH Food Companies, Inc.