These cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with raisins. The dough is quite sticky and takes a bit of work at the end to get the oats and raisins properly combined, but the results are well worth it!
These freeze well so you can add them to your bulk cook and freeze list.
Makes
26 cookies
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
12 minutes
Good For:
snacks
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- 3 cups rolled old fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 cups raisins
How to make Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
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Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Mix the flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon together and set aside
Step 2
With a hand or stand mixer cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy
Step 3
Add in the eggs one at a time mixing well between each addition to ensure they are well combined
Step 4
Add in your flour mixture until just combined
Step 5
Mix in the oats and raisins – the mixture will be quite sticky, but keep the speed on low when combining so you don’t mash the raisins
Step 6
Put the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up
Step 7
Preheat the oven to 350 F
Step 8
Roll the chilled dough into 1 1/2 inch balls by hand or with a cookie scoop and place on a parchment-lined baking tray
Step 9
Gently flatten each ball with your hand and bake for 12 minutes or until the edges start to brown
Step 10
Cool for 10 minutes on the baking tray and then finish cooling on a wire rack
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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups rolled old fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 cups raisins
Instructions
- Mix the flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon together and set aside
- With a hand or stand mixer cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy
- Add in the eggs one at a time mixing well between each addition to ensure they are well combined
- Add in your flour mixture until just combined
- Mix in the oats and raisins - the mixture will be quite sticky, but keep the speed on low when combining so you don't mash the raisins
- Put the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up
- Preheat the oven to 350 F
- Roll the chilled dough into 1 1/2 inch balls by hand or with a cookie scoop and place on a parchment-lined baking tray
- Gently flatten each ball with your hand and bake for 12 minutes or until the edges start to brown
- Cool for 10 minutes on the baking tray and then finish cooling on a wire rack
Nutrition Facts per serving
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