Gobble Them up Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These are definitely "gobble-able"! I doubled this, and the first batch made as is, and the second I felt would benefit from some chocolate chips. :) That was even better. What I had problems with was shaping the balls. They were so sticky in my hands, and yet little crumbs were falling everywhere. I was afraid I would end up with granola. But the first batch did come out looking just like they did when they went in, only a tiny bit darker. They did hold together as balls when cooled. The second batch, I thought I'd add a sprinkle of water, and it helped, yet made the dough even stickier, which really adhered to my hands more than any dough I'd ever worked with (in the future, I'll use the spoon instead of my hands). I don't know if it was those extra droplets or if it was the chocolate chips, but these balls spread out like normal cookies, and some were spread out enough to break apart when cooled (no big deal). They were both delicious cookies. For ingredients, I used whole wheat pastry flour, ground flaxseed instead of wheat germ, and half dried raw cane juice and half white sugar, using the full amount (I like my cookies sweet). And I would say that the cookies are flavorful because they use wholesome ingredients! Thanks for a useful and beneficial recipe.