Best 12 Amish Chewy Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

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In the realm of culinary delights, few treats evoke nostalgia and comfort quite like the Amish chewy oatmeal cookies. Originating from the heart of the Amish community, these cookies have captivated taste buds for generations with their irresistible combination of chewy texture, wholesome flavors, and a hint of old-fashioned charm. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, embarking on a journey to discover the best recipe for Amish chewy oatmeal cookies can be a delightful adventure. As you delve into the world of cookie-making, let us guide you through the intricacies of ingredients, techniques, and the secrets behind achieving that perfect combination of chewiness and flavor.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

AMISH BAKED OATMEAL



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The first time I had this treat was at a bed-and-breakfast in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. To me, it tasted just like a big warm-from-the-oven oatmeal cookie! -Colleen Butler, Inwood, West Virginia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Breakfast     Brunch

Time 35m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 large egg
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Warm milk
Fresh fruit and/or brown sugar, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Combine the first eight ingredients; mix well. Spread evenly in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake 25-30 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Immediately spoon into bowls; add milk. Top with fruit and/or brown sugar if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 235 calories, Fat 10g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 59mg cholesterol, Sodium 460mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

AMISH SUGAR COOKIES



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These easy-to-make, old-fashioned sugar cookies simply melt in your mouth! I've passed this recipe around to many friends. After I gave it to my sister, she entered the cookies in a local fair and won best of show. -Sylvia Ford, Kennett, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 20m

Yield about 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugars. Beat in eggs until well blended. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture., Drop by small teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 117 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 48mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

MAMA'S CHEWY OATMEAL COOKIES



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Chewy and delicious. Everyone that tries my oatmeal cookies gets hooked! I recreated this recipe from memory from my childhood. They are so good, they have a place in every woman's cookbook in my family.

Provided by rocksoutforcheese

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Oatmeal Cookie Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup shortening
⅓ cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups quick cooking oats
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, or more if needed
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Beat brown sugar, shortening, milk, egg, and vanilla extract in a bowl until mixture is creamy. Stir oats, flour, baking soda, and salt into moist ingredients. Drop dough by spoonful onto ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 117.4 calories, Carbohydrate 17.1 g, Cholesterol 4 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 79.9 mg, Sugar 9.1 g

AMISH BAKED OATMEAL



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I got this recipe from a bed and breakfast in Amish country of Pennsylvania. My family is Pennsylvania Dutch, so we were out there almost every summer. It's a great, filling breakfast. Serve with fresh or canned peaches and a splash of milk or half-and-half.

Provided by Kypria

Categories     100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes     Cereals     Oatmeal Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup milk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
  • Mix oats, brown sugar, milk, oil, eggs, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together in a bowl using an electric mixer. Pour into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until set, 25 to 30 minutes, making sure not to let brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 374.5 calories, Carbohydrate 49.6 g, Cholesterol 48.9 mg, Fat 17.5 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 452.1 mg, Sugar 28.5 g

AMISH RAISIN COOKIES



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I found this recipe for a chewy raisin cookie in one of the many Amish cookbooks I own. I haven't seen it duplicated anywhere else. -Marcia Wagner, Berrien Springs, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 6 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup raisins
1 cup water
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, combine raisins and water. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup. Set aside to cool. , In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in raisins with liquid. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until the surface cracks. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 132 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 100mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (15g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

GRANDMA'S CHEWY OATMEAL COOKIES



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"Ever since my husband's grandmother gave me this special recipe, I haven't made another oatmeal cookie recipe. The pudding mix makes them chewy," relates Donna Trumbauer of Coopersburg, Pennsylvania.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 7 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups butter, softened
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
4 eggs
7 cups quick-cooking oats
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 package (5.1 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
2 teaspoons baking soda

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the oats, flour, dry pudding mix and baking soda; gradually add to the cream mixture and mix well. , Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 214 calories, Fat 10g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 44mg cholesterol, Sodium 206mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

AMISH OATMEAL COOKIES



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Make and share this Amish Oatmeal Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Olha7397

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 4 1/2 doz

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 1/2 cups raisins
1 cup salted peanuts
6 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cups lard or 1 1/2 cups shortening
3 cups sugar
2 cups quick-cooking oats
3 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup molasses
4 eggs (divided)
flour

Steps:

  • To grease cookie sheets: Grease cookie sheets lightly. Too much shortening on the baking sheet will cause cookies to spread and edges will be too thin and too brown. Do not use butter or margarine to grease sheets.
  • Grind raisins and peanuts in food grinder, using medium blade; set aside.
  • Sift together 6 cups flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg into very large bowl or dishpan. Cut in lard until mixture forms fine crumbs, using pastry blender. Add ground raisin mixture, sugar and oats. Mix well., using hands if necessary.
  • Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk in small bowl. Add molasses and 3 of the eggs to buttermilk mixture. Beat with rotary beater until blended.
  • Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture; mix well with spoon. Drop mixture by heaping teaspoonfuls or a small ice cream scoop, about 3 inches apart, on greased baking sheets. Flatten each with bottom of drinking glass dipped in flour to 2 ½ inch round.
  • Beat remaining egg in small bowl until blended. Brush tops of each round with egg.
  • Bake in 375°F oven 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from baking sheets; cool on racks. Makes 4 ½ dozen.
  • Farm Journal's Complete Home Baking Book.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2517.8, Fat 102.6, SaturatedFat 32.8, Cholesterol 255.1, Sodium 2151.2, Carbohydrate 366, Fiber 14.2, Sugar 188.8, Protein 43.8

AMISH OATMEAL COOKIES ..SLICE AND BAKE IN A ROLL



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These are fabulous...so nice to keep on hand.freeze well and you can have fresh cookies in a snap...I like to glaze them with a little powdered sugar and hot water and make a thin glaze and brush a little on tops of warm cookies..let set on rack till glaze is dry..the use of nuts and/or raisins is optional

Provided by grandma2969

Categories     Dessert

Time 42m

Yield 6 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups margarine
1 cup white sugar
2 cups brown sugar, packed
4 large eggs
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
6 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups nuts
1 1/2 cups raisins

Steps:

  • Mix all ingredients and form into several rolls.wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1-2 hours or wrap in ovenwrap of aluminum foil and label and freeze.
  • When ready to bake. slice into 1/4" slices.place 2" apart on greased cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes at 350°F.
  • Glaze tops when warm.
  • To prepare glaze.
  • Mix powdered sugar and hot water to make a thin glaze.brush the tops of warm cookies and let set to dry -- .

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1845.5, Fat 87.3, SaturatedFat 14.9, Cholesterol 141, Sodium 1441.5, Carbohydrate 245, Fiber 14.1, Sugar 128.5, Protein 31.3

AMISH OATMEAL WHOOPIE PIE COOKIES



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Make and share this Amish Oatmeal Whoopie Pie Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by grandma2969

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 25m

Yield 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups light brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal, not instant
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoons boiling water
1 egg white
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup vegetable shortening

Steps:

  • For oatmeal cookie mixture -- cream butter, sugar and eggs.
  • Sift together flour, salt and baking powder and add to creamed mixture.
  • Add cinnamon and oatmeal.
  • Mix well. Add soda to hot water and add to batter -- mix well.
  • Drop by tblspoon onto greased cookie sheet;
  • bake 19-15 min in 325* oven.
  • For filling, combine egg white, vanilla, milk and 1 cup of powdered sugar.
  • Cream well.beat in mixing bowl about 10 minutes.Add rest of ingredients and beat an additional 2-3 minutes.
  • Put filling between 2 cookies.
  • Wrap each whoopie pie cookie in plastic wrap.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.2, Fat 8.9, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 30.9, Sodium 233.9, Carbohydrate 40.8, Fiber 1, Sugar 27.8, Protein 2.8

AMISH SOFT RAISIN COOKIES



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Make and share this Amish Soft Raisin Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by grandma2969

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 42m

Yield 9 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups raisins
1 cup boiling water
3/4 cup vegetable shortening
2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup chopped nuts, walnuts, pecans, etc

Steps:

  • Add boiling water to raisins.
  • Cook 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  • Cream crisco and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla -- and beat well.
  • Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
  • Add alternately with raisin liquid to creamed mixture.
  • Stir in raisins and nuts.
  • Chill dough several hours or overnight.
  • Drop by teaspoonsful onto greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 350* for 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 739.3, Fat 27.3, SaturatedFat 6.6, Cholesterol 70.5, Sodium 569.2, Carbohydrate 116.8, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 64.5, Protein 11.5

WWII OATMEAL MOLASSES COOKIES



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This was my Grandmother's recipe from the 1940's. These cookies use molasses in place of brown sugar, which was one of the items rationed during the war (and harder to get than white sugar, they tell me). To me they're better than regular oatmeal cookies!

Provided by Diana S.

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Oatmeal Cookie Recipes     Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups oatmeal
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
¾ cup shortening
2 eggs, beaten
5 tablespoons light molasses
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup chopped walnuts
½ cup raisins

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a large bowl, stir together the flour, oatmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  • In another large bowl, beat the sugar with the shortening until smooth and creamy; mix in beaten eggs, molasses, and vanilla. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients. Stir in walnuts and raisins. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until slightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 97.4 calories, Carbohydrate 13.5 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 94.8 mg, Sugar 6.5 g

AMISH CHEWY OATMEAL COOKIES



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Make and share this Amish Chewy Oatmeal Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Codychop

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 40m

Yield 5 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups oatmeal
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla.
  • Stir together dry ingredients and stir into butter.
  • Drop by teaspoonfuls and bake at 350 10-12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1083.1, Fat 46.5, SaturatedFat 11.5, Cholesterol 84.6, Sodium 765, Carbohydrate 153.8, Fiber 6.1, Sugar 83.4, Protein 15.5

Tips:

  • Use old-fashioned oats for a chewier texture.
  • Cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy for a more tender cookie.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking for a thicker, more chewy cookie.
  • Bake the cookies until the edges are golden brown and the centers are set.
  • Let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack before storing them in an airtight container.

Conclusion:

These Amish chewy oatmeal cookies are a delicious and hearty snack or dessert. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With a few simple tips, you can create perfect chewy oatmeal cookies that will be enjoyed by everyone.

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