Welcome to the delectable world of oatmeal cookies, a comforting classic that holds a special place in many hearts. These chewy and oaty treats have been enjoyed for generations, and today, we embark on a culinary journey to discover the perfect recipe for the very best oatmeal cookies. As we delve into a realm of butter, sugar, oats, and spices, let us explore the secrets behind creating oatmeal cookies that are not just good, but truly exceptional. With careful attention to detail and a passion for baking, we will guide you through the steps of crafting these delectable cookies that will leave you and your loved ones craving for more. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and prepare to embark on a baking adventure that will yield the most irresistible oatmeal cookies you have ever tasted.
Here are our top 13 tried and tested recipes!
THE VERY BEST OATMEAL COOKIES
One of the best oatmeal cookies I've ever tasted. A definite family favorite. They are fantastic without the optional nuts, raisins or chocolate. Photo by KC Cooker is how these cookies look when I bake them--fairly flat, chewy in the middle with crispy edges. Yum.....
Provided by SharleneW
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 20m
Yield 36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cream together shortening and sugars.
- Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
- Sift together flour, salt and soda.
- Add to creamed mixture.
- Stir in oats slowly.
- Mix well. Add nuts, chips or raisins, if desired. Dough will be fairly stiff.
- Drop by heaping tablespoon on lightly greased cookie sheet. (I use a 4 teaspoon cookie scoop and press them down slightly before baking).
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
THE BEST OATMEAL COOKIES
Chewy oatmeal raisin cookies with lots of flavor. You can also substitute 1/2 cup of wheat germ in place of some of the oatmeal, for a different flavor.
Provided by Melanie
Categories Desserts Cookies Spice Cookie Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the eggs, raisins, and vanilla. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture and stir until all of the dry ingredients are absorbed. Next, stir in the egg and raisin mixture, then stir in the rolled oats and pecans. Dough will be stiff. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an unprepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool 5 minutes on the baking sheet before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 172.8 calories, Carbohydrate 24.8 g, Cholesterol 29.1 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 179.3 mg, Sugar 14.1 g
EXCELLENT OATMEAL COOKIES
This is a chewy oatmeal cookie.
Provided by Beatrice
Categories Desserts Cookies Oatmeal Cookie Recipes
Time 56m
Yield 42
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats and nuts until just blended. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Cookies should be at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake for about 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 126.3 calories, Carbohydrate 14.8 g, Cholesterol 20.5 mg, Fat 6.9 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 106.8 mg, Sugar 7.7 g
THE OATIEST OATMEAL COOKIES EVER
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield About 3 dozen cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spread the oats into a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, about 20 minutes. Cool the oats for 2 to 3 minutes on the sheet. Grind 8 ounces of the toasted oats in a food processor until they have the consistency of whole-wheat flour, about 3 minutes. Add the baking powder, cinnamon and salt to the food processor and pulse 2 to 3 times to combine. Set aside.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Combine the butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix on medium speed using the paddle attachment until light in color, about 3 minutes. Stop once to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Reduce the mixer speed to the lowest speed and add the vanilla extract and egg. Mix to combine. Slowly add the flour mixture until just combined. Stop once to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the remaining toasted oats and the raisins, if using, and mix to combine.
- Scoop the dough with a 1 1/2-tablespoon disher onto the baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between each mound. Bake until the cookies begin to brown around the edges, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through. Cool on the sheets for 2 minutes, and then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
UNBELIEVABLE OATMEAL COOKIES
Provided by Food Network
Yield 2 1/2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Lightly butter a cookie sheet. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Beat together the butter, sugar, egg, orange zest and almond extract. With your fingers press the oatmeal into the butter until the dough just holds together. Form the dough into tiny balls and with the tines of a fork press them down. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
THE BEST OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES
Do you like chewy cookies? Or do you prefer cakey ones? Our oatmeal-raisin cookies can be both! For a chewy cookie, bake them right away. For a cakey cookie, let the dough rest in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours (or overnight works even better) to allow the oatmeal to hydrate. Then bake for a puffy cookie. We used dark brown sugar for added flavor and moisture but our secret ingredient is honey. When baked right away, the honey causes the cookie to spread, keeping it soft and moist. When you let the dough rest, the oatmeal and flour absorb the honey for that classic cakey texture.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Arrange an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon in a small bowl until combined. Beat the brown sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the honey, vanilla, egg and 1 tablespoon warm water and beat on high speed until creamy, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl, about 3 minutes more. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed, scraping the bowl as needed, until completely combined. Add the oats and beat on low speed until combined. Fold in the raisins until evenly distributed. Arrange twelve 1-ounce scoops (2-tablespoon portions) of cookie dough on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each. Bake until the cookies are lightly golden around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on the sheet for 10 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Let the baking sheet cool, and then repeat with the remaining cookie dough.
BEST OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES
This is a family favorite that I have been making for years. It's the most requested oatmeal cookie recipe I've ever made. I found it somewhere years ago, but have lost the source. The secret is soaking the raisins which makes all the difference.
Provided by Merrie Wold
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 1h10m
Yield 48 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- This is a very important first step that makes the cookie: combine eggs, raisins and vanilla and let stand for one hour.
- Cream together butter and sugars.
- Add flour, salt, cinnamon and soda and mix well.
- Blend in egg-raisin mixture, oatmeal, and chopped nuts.
- Dough will be stiff.
- Drop by heaping teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet, or roll into balls and flatten slightly.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
ABSOLUTE BEST MOST EXCELLENT SOFT OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES
This cookie recipe is a definite must have in your recipe box!! Warning! once you start eating these... it's really hard to stop at just two.. or three.. or.. well, you get the picture. :) My Grandmother gave me this delectably delicious recipe and Everyone who has ever tried them has asked me for the recipe! After trying these, my husband doesn't want any others. And, If you are going to take these cookies, for a treat, anywhere, be sure to have the recipe with you! You WILL definitely be asked for it. They are truly the most excellent, best ever, soft oatmeal raisin cookies I have ever had!
Provided by Kimberly Arp
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 18m
Yield 36-42 cookies depending on size
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- First, you put the raisins in a small pan of water uncovered and cook till puffy.
- Put in strainer to drain and cool.
- (I rinse them under cool water to cool them off quicker) Cream and beat together (using elect. mixer) the butter, brown sugar, and eggs.
- Mix together the flour (unsifted), soda, baking powder, cinnamon, oatmeal and add to the creamed mixture, using beater to mix.
- Last, add the raisins.
- With a spoon, mix them in ever so lightly.
- Drop by teaspoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheets.
- (I use cooking spray) I sometimes use Tablespoonfuls to make bigger cookies!
- Bake them between 350*-360* for 8-9 minutes.
- Take them out before they get brown!
- Cool for a couple of minutes on the cookie sheet before transfering to waxed paper to cool completely.
- Enjoy!
THE VERY BEST OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES EVER!
We love this recipe because it will stay chewy in the cookie jar for 7 days..if they last that long...everyone who tries them raves. If you like a big fat chewy oatmeal raisin cookie, you have to try these.
Provided by grandma2969
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Yield 2 Dozen, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Whisk eggs in a small bowl, add 1/4 cup water, 1 tsp vanilla and raisins; mix well. VERY IMPORTANT let set on counter for at least 1 hour.
- In another bowl, combine crisco, and sugars, mix well.
- Gradually add dry ingredients.
- Blend in raisin mixture -- mix well.
- I use a cookie scoop, slightly less than 1/4 cup and place them on a greased cookie sheet. I slightly flatten them with the back of the scoop.
- Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Do not flatten cookies a lot -- just a gentle tap.other wise they will flatten out too much.
- Baking note: please remember to reverse position of cookie sheets halfway through baking. DO NOT OVER BAKE. Cookies should be slightly golden brown around edges. Centers will look set-- let cool 1 minute on cookie sheet and then remove to wire rack to complete cool.
- I have used this recipe for over 30 years-- always outstanding-- most important thing to remove cookies from oven before they are finished-- residual heat in cookies will complete cooking-- and result in a cookie that is not dried out.
- I also add more walnuts, as I like lots of big nuts in my oatmeal cookies-- I have often left the egg, raisin mixture on counter, for a couple of hours while cleaning house and came back and baked marvelous cookies.
SELMA'S BEST OATMEAL COOKIES
Oatmeal cookies with walnuts or pecans.
Provided by Kathy Schultz
Categories Desserts Cookies Oatmeal Cookie Recipes
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cream together shortening, white sugar, brown sugar. Then add 1 beaten egg.
- Sift together flour, baking soda, and ground cinnamon and add to first mixture. Then add quick rolled oats, finely crushed walnuts or pecans and vanilla.
- Cover and chill for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place walnut sized pieces of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Butter the bottom of a small glass, dip in sugar and flatten out the little pieces. You need not rebutter each time. Bake for 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 160.4 calories, Carbohydrate 18.3 g, Cholesterol 6.2 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 1.8 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 45.8 mg, Sugar 10.4 g
BEST OATMEAL COOKIES
An oatmeal cookie with raisins and walnuts, spiced with a little cinnamon.
Provided by Peggy Pelot
Categories Desserts Cookies Oatmeal Cookie Recipes Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, white sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy .Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, stir into the creamed mixture. Fold in the oatmeal, raisins and walnuts. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.3 calories, Carbohydrate 14.5 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 106.4 mg, Sugar 8.7 g
BEST OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES EVER
These are a sure favorite the whole family will love. They are easy to prepare and stay fresh longer then other cookies.
Provided by cakegirl
Categories Desserts Cookies Oatmeal Cookie Recipes Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
- Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the oats and raisins; mixing just enough to evenly combine. Drop spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 216.8 calories, Carbohydrate 31.5 g, Cholesterol 43.6 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 127.8 mg, Sugar 14.4 g
CHEWY OATMEAL COOKIES
I packed chocolate chips, raisins, nuts and cinnamon into my oatmeal cookie recipe. These soft
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 25m
Yield about 5 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, molasses and vanilla; beat well. , Combine the flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the raisins, pecans and chocolate chips. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. , Bake at 350° for 9-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on pans for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 103 calories, Fat 4g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 77mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients. The better the ingredients, the better the cookies will be. Use real butter, not margarine, and use fresh, high-quality oats.
- Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the cookies tough. Mix the dough just until the ingredients are combined.
- Chill the dough before baking. Chilling the dough will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
- Bake the cookies at a high temperature. This will help the cookies develop a crispy exterior and a chewy interior.
- Let the cookies cool completely before eating them. This will allow the flavors to develop and the cookies to set properly.
Conclusion:
Oatmeal cookies are a classic for a reason - they're delicious, easy to make, and loved by people of all ages. By following these tips, you can make the best oatmeal cookies you've ever tasted. So next time you're in the mood for a sweet treat, give this recipe a try!
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