I add rum to everything: bread pudding, hot apple cider, and my favorite, oatmeal raisin cookies. These cookies avoid the dry, mealy texture of most unfortunate oatmeal cookies; instead, they're dense, sweet, and crunchy with just a punch of spiced rum flavor. A friend of mine used this recipe and said her father ate 15 cookies in one day!
1.5 cups walnuts
1.5 cups raisins
1/4 cup spiced rum
1.5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (7.5 ounces)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
16 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 pound)
1 cup sugar (7 ounces)
1 cup dark brown sugar (7 ounces)
2 extra large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups old-fashioned oats
