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The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

June 12, 2015 by Bekah 4 Comments

I usually never use the term “best” when it comes to naming my recipes, but I had to make an exception for this one. It may not be everyone’s favorite oatmeal raisin cookie, but it’s the best recipe that I’ve found and made…and I’ve made a LOT of oatmeal raisin cookies. This recipe = a definite keeper and new staple! These oatmeal raisin cookies are bomb. Two of my sisters don’t like raisins, so for half the recipe I omitted them and just as oatmeal cookies they were delicious as well. They are soft and chewy with a bit of spice from the cinnamon and vanilla. SO GOOD. I think this recipe definitely rivals the ones from the bakery. And the coolest part?? We made some of them into ICE CREAM SANDWICHES. Seriously, it’s amazing. Go try it! The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (made into ice cream sanwiches!) | Will Bake for Books FullSizeRender_2 FullSizeRender_4 Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches!⇑My mom took this awesome picture eating it outside!⇑

The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
13 mins
Total time
33 mins
 
Moist, chewy, and delicious! Scoop a little vanilla ice cream between two cookies to make one heck of an ice cream sandwich.
Author: Bekah @ Will Bake for Books
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 36 cookies
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp molasses
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups oats (not instant)
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 2 tbsp rum (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Place raisins in bowl with some water and rum. Let soak until ready to add to dough, then drain well and dry using a paper towel before adding.
  3. Whisk together flour, soda, powder, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
  4. Combine butter, sugar, molasses, eggs, and vanilla with a mixer on low speed. To cream, increase speed to high and beat until fluffy and the color pales.
  5. Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until no flour is visible, but DO NOT over mix as this develops the gluten, making the cookie tough.
  6. Now add the oats and (drained) raisins; stir to incorporate.
  7. Using a cookie scoop, drop dough two inches apart onto prepared baking sheet.*
  8. Bake 10-13 minutes on center rack, or until golden but still moist beneath cracks on top.
  9. Remove from oven; let cookies sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool. To store: place cookies in an airtight container with parchment paper between layers of cookies. If you want to keep them really moist, put a piece of white bread in with the cookies (on a separate layer of parchment not touching the cookies). Enjoy!
Notes
*The way you prepare your baking sheet should depend on how you prefer your cookies. If you like thicker, taller cookies use stoneware or a silicon mat. For flatter, chewier cookies use a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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Recipe adapted from Food.com. Thanks for visiting my blog- hope you enjoy! β™₯


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Comments

  1. Rissi says

    June 16, 2015 at 6:36 pm

    I have a general “oatmeal” cookie recipe that was my great-grandmothers. We like it though it’s nothing special and instead of adding raisins (which my dad doesn’t care for), we usually use either butterscotch or chocolate chips.

    I may have to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing, Bekah.

    Reply
    • Bekah says

      June 17, 2015 at 3:28 pm

      That is so cool! I love using recipes given from my family–I always make the same flan recipe from my great-aunt and my grandma’s german chocolate cake is amazing.

      My mom and sisters also don’t really like raisins so whenever I make these cookies I make half the batch just omitting them, but butterscotch chips is SUCH a great idea! I will def have to try that sometime. Thanks!

      Thanks again for reading, Rissi! πŸ™‚ Oh, and hope you like if you do get to try these.

      Reply
  2. Heather (Delicious Not Gorgeous) says

    June 18, 2015 at 8:53 pm

    i love oatmeal raisin cookies and am always up for trying a new recipe! i’m particuarly curious how they’d taste with rum.

    Reply
    • Bekah says

      June 18, 2015 at 11:15 pm

      Same here, Heather! Oatmeal raisin is definitely a household favorite with my fam. πŸ™‚ Well the rum just kinda “plumps” them up a bit and brings a stronger flavor. If you try it I hope you like!

      Thanks for visiting my blog. πŸ˜€

      Reply

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