Stick to Grandma Peggy's oatmeal cookies

Joy's oatmeal raisin cookies (p. 767) stink. The dry texture sent us hurtling toward the fridge for some milk. I experimented with different baking times, even under baking one batch and the result wasn't much better. The perfect oatmeal raisin cookie ought to be chewy and moist, the kind of cookie you'd pack on a long hike for a slightly spicy, oatey, satisfying snack. Even Grandpa Rich, famous for sucking down even burnt cookies, hardly touched these. Need I say more?