soft oatmeal cookies w/ chocolate chips & raisins

I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and tweaked it slightly. These oatmeal cookies are soft and delicious. Slightly salty and not too sweet. Even Linh (who does not usually save room for dessert) likes this cookie.

YIELD:  

24 cookies 

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown suger, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups quick cooking oats (or 2 3/4 cup for a thicker consistency)
• 3/4 cup raisins (optional)
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional) 

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. 
2. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. 
3. Mix in oats, chocolate chips, and raisins. 
4. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
5. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Roll into 2 inch balls and press down with a fork.
6. Bake for 12 to 13 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheet before removing to wire racks to cool completely.