Killer cookie recipes?

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I lost my mom's cookbook when I moved and can't find those really awesome cookie recipes like she had. I'm looking for chewy peanut butter cookies, massive chewy chocolate chip cookies, and oatmeal raisin cookies that were buttery, chewy and spread nicely.

I've tried recipes from all the standard sites so please don't just cut and paste something you haven't tried yourself. I'm really tired of cookies that don't spread out and get all chewy and golden. If they stay in lumps, my hubby won't eat them. Hoping someone will share their real favorites and not just cut and paste things they never tried for themselves.

These oatmeal cookies are great!!! Hope you like them;)

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 3/4 cups rolled oats
1 cup raisins
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
In large bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until fluffy. Stir together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gradually beat into butter mixture. Stir in oats and raisins. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Cool slightly, remove from sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.