Some background on these not oatmeal raisin cookies—Sydney's mom was told that this was a secret recipe when it was given to her by a friend's mom in the 80s. She held it close to the chest for years, until a few years ago, that same friend heard her refuse to share it at a party, saying that "it wasn't her family recipe to share." She then laughed at Sydney's mom and explained that her mom had been joking 30+ years ago. Apparently this recipe came from the back of a chocolate chip package.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup room temperature butter (legend has it Land O Lakes is preferred)
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp water (don't skip this)
2 eggs
2 cups oats (old fashioned is best, but quick oats work too)
1/2 package semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Mix all ingredients except for chocolate chips by hand
Stir in the chocolate chips
Drop heaping spoonfuls of batter onto a greased cookie sheet with enough space in between for cookies to flatten slightly
Bake for 9 minutes or longer, depending on oven