These are my second-favorite cookies. Chocolate chip cookies win out overall, but I really, really like oatmeal-raisin cookies, too. This recipe always produces perfectly chewy cookies with crispy edges. The recipe made about 3 dozen, so I wrapped up half of them and stored them in the freezer, thinking "this is way too many cookies for us to eat all at once!" Now, the next day, the cookies are almost all gone, so I'll be raiding my freezer stash sooner than I thought.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 dash nutmeg
3 cups Quaker oats
1 cup raisins
Heat the oven to 350 f. Beat together the butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, mix well. Add oats and raisins, mix.
Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet (leave space between them so they don't run together when they spread). Bake ~12 minutes, or until just golden. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack.
Tip: The cookies firm up a lot as they cool, so don't be afraid to take them out of the oven when they're just golden but still quite soft and squishy looking. Overbaked cookies will be very hard when they cool.
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foto fanatic1 92 months ago | reply
YUMMY!!! Looks delicious :)
dkdk 92 months ago | reply
I just tried your recipe and they came out just as you say! I decided to use dried cherries instead of raisins and I threw in some chocolate chips too. If I make them again I think I'll use raisins, though - cherries are a little too sweet.
Ruthieki 92 months ago | reply
That's awesome! I didn't used to like raisins at all, but I like them in these cookies. Chunks of dried apricots might make a good substitution, though. I think that would be good with the cinnamon.
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