These cookies couldn’t get any easier to make, and the kids love to help.

2 sticks of unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs slightly beaten
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 cups oats (not quick cooking please!)
1 cup raisins

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

1. Add the sugars to a large bowl and whisk to combine. Add the melted butter and vanilla and mix.

2. whisk the flour, oats, soda and salt together in a separate bowl.

3. mix the eggs into the sugar/butter mixture and then add the dry ingredients a bit at a time to evenly mix.

4. add the raisins and stir gently to combine.

5. place by rounded tablespoon on your cookie sheet, flatten slightly and pop them in the oven.

6. bake for 10-15 minutes rotating your sheets half way through the cooking time. When the bottoms are slightly browned remove them from the oven and allow them to cool slightly before removing them to a rack to cool. They will be soft when you remove them from the oven, but they crisp up upon cooling.

Makes 24 cookies

I have the first of my Holiday cards are ready for 2008. I am very late releasing these and I am truly sorry about that. This has been a VERY busy year for us and I’m finding myself at least two weeks behind as we are heading into crunch time.

I create new, unique card designs each year. They are sold only through the farm, you won’t find them anywhere else. They are press printed on archival papers which are selected to enhance each design. Some will be printed on watercolor paper, others a linen paper…yet others are printed on a pearlized stock or a deep metallic stock for black and white or dramatic designs. There is a minimum of 25 cards and significant savings for orders of 100 cards or more. They include personalization, and your own images. You will need to send me your text and images for printing approval. This way I can ensure that your resolution suits the printing process. My holiday cutoff for card ordering this year is December 15th, so please be sure to order prior to that date. I will be releasing hte other designs this week as be on the lookout for them!

We are knee deep in bottling right now, sorry for being so “absent”….so much going on. I’m hoping to get the liqueur tutorial up by tomorrow…stay tuned