Chewy Chocolate Chip and Raisin Cookies

                                    

                My Brother's Awesome Cookies

My brother makes these tasty stellar chocolate chip and raisin cookies. They were not too sweet, soft, and chewy. He did not tell me the exact recipe, but he did share some secrets, which I am willing to share.

1.) He used 1/3 gluten-free flour and 2/3 all-purpose flour.

2.) He used pure vanilla beans instead of imitation vanilla extract.

3.) He added some maple syrup.

4.) He used vegetable oil instead of butter.

5.) He does not fully bake the cookies.

Interestingly, his creative substitutions and unique additions yielded to some delicious cookies that differ that different than most chocolate chip cookies recipes.