The BEST Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
The BEST Oatmeal Raisin Cookies: These chewy oatmeal cookies combine simple ingredients like quick oats, sugar, butter, flour and raisins to create the BEST oatmeal raisin cookie ever!
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 194kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup quick oats
- 8 tablespoons butter unsalted, room temperature
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup light muscovado sugar can use dark or brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg room temperature
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup raisins can add more if you like
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees f.
- Line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
- With a hand mixer in a large bowl or in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter with both sugars until creamy, about 2 minutes. (Note: I don’t recommend substituting brown sugar for white sugar entirely. It's been tested and a mix of both gives the best results!)
- Add egg, vanilla and beat on low.
- Add the flour mixture in batches and mix on low until thoroughly combined.
- Stir in the raisins with a wooden spoon.
- For best results, put the dough in the freezer for 10-15 minutes until it resembles soft playdough. If you are short on time, you can still bake the cookies right away without chilling. (If you don't chill them, the cookies will spread out more and may be a bit more crispy, but the flavor shouldn't change.)
- Roll the dough into 12-13 balls (about 2 tablespoons of dough per ball), lay on the prepared baking sheets (don’t flatten them). Make sure there is about 2-3 inches between each cookie to allow for spreading.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. (If you need to make two batches, be sure to pop the dough back in the freezer while the first batch is baking)
- Let the cookies sit on the baking tray for a few minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool to the touch. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 164mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 256IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
