Quaker Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I have a couple of oatmeal cookie recipes that have been my standby forever. One in a dense button cookie that you can pop in your mouth by the handful. The other is a chewy jumbo cookie that is no fewer than 5 inches across and contains a laundry list of ingredients like two types of brown sugar, two types of raisins, two types of oats, and coconut. I've talked about both cookies in earlier blog entries.

So, today, when I was in the market for a new oatmeal raisin cookie, I wasn't sure where to look. And wouldn't you know that I found one right on the top of the Quaker Oatmeal Box. Quaker calls them "Vanishing Oatmeal Cookies," and they weren't kidding. The final product is like a combination of all the things that I love about both standby cookies. It is a thin cookie, about 2 1/2 inches across, slightly crisp on the outside with a caramelized chewiness at the center, and just a hint of cinnamon.