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The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
These cookies are crispy around the edges and chewy towards the center. Simply the best oatmeal raisin cookies.
Course
Dessert, Snack
Cuisine
American
Keyword
Oatmeal Cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time
25
minutes
minutes
Author
Natalie Gregory
Ingredients
2
cups
raisins
2
sticks unsalted butter
2
cups
quick oats*
See Notes
1
cup
sugar
1
cup
dark brown sugar**
2
large eggs
1
tablespoon
vanilla
1 ¾
cups
flour
1
teaspoon
baking soda
1
teaspoon
cinnamon
½
teaspoon
salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°.
Line 2
baking sheets
with
parchment paper
.
In a medium saucepan (4 quarts works), melt the butter then stir in the raisins and oats. Set aside to cool.
Whisk
the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
In a large
mixing bowl
, whisk together the eggs with the sugars and vanilla.
Add the flour and the oats to the sugar mixture and stir together with a
spatula
or wooden spoon.
Scoop
up golf ball size rounds (2 tablespoons) spacing about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 11 to 13 minutes until cookies are light golden. Repeat with remaining dough.
Cool on
rack
.
Notes
*If using whole oats, add an extra cup.
**Using dark brown sugar gives a wonderful flavor and extra chew.
If you freeze some for later use, add a minute or two to the baking time.