Easy and Yummy Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies - Yummy Gusto

Ingredients

• 1 cup (226g) of butter, no salt, and nicely softened
• 1 cup (200g) packed brown sugar, pick light or dark
• 1/4 cup (50g) white sugar
• 2 eggs, large ones and at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon of real vanilla flavoring
• 1 tablespoon (15ml) dark or unsulphured molasses (Grandma’s brand works great)
• 3 cups (255g) old-fashioned rolled oats, whole variety
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground-up cinnamon
• 1 and 2/3 cups (209g) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon of regular salt
• 1 cup (140g) of raisins soaked in warm water to plump them, then dried off
• 1/2 cup (64g) walnuts, toasted and chopped (optional)