Oaty Raisin Biscuits

These golden oaty biscuits are a lovely chewy texture studded with raisins and walnuts and flavoured with sweet spices.  Excellent for picnics and a good keeper.  Makes about 2 dozen.  

Ingredients:

8 oz unsalted butter, softened

8 oz brown sugar

6 oz granulated sugar

12 oz plain flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

2 large eggs

1 tbsp vanilla

1 1/2 lb rolled oats

12 oz raisins

4 oz chopped walnuts

Method:

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease two large baking trays and line with baking parchment.

  In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy.  Add sugars; beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.  Beat in eggs.  Add vanilla.

  Mix flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg together in a medium bowl.  Stir dry ingredients into butter-sugar mixture.  Stir in raisins and buts and then oats.

  Spoon out dough by large tablespoonfuls onto prepared trays, leaving at least 2 inches between each as they will expand!

  Bake until biscuits are a golden brown at the edges but still pale in the middle, about 10-12 minutes.  Be very careful not to over bake and don't be deceived by their still being slightly soft as they will firm up on cooling.  Cool on the tray for a minute or so before carefully transferring with a metal spatula to a wire rack to cool completely.  Store tightly covered.