Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

My family's favorite recipe for chewy oatmeal raisin cookies. It makes life simple for bakers in families with raisin-lovers and raisin-haters. Have it both ways! Stir in raisins (or the less-sweet and smaller currants, or the chocolate-covered raisins called Raisinets) into half the cookie dough, leave the other half plain. COMPLIMENTS! "I love this recipe. ... I will use this recipe as a base for cookies for many years to come." ~ Kerri "... never had so many requests for cookies as I do for this recipe." ~ Anonymous "... they have been great. My only "complaint" is that they are so good, they usually disappear in a day or two." ~ DMan "These were fabulous!" ~ Erica "They were very tasty ..." ~ forget-me-not "They are Delic!" ~ Jennifer For all the debate, it might be a presidential election. For all the ferocity, it might be a battle between good and evil. You see, some folks are m