This oatmeal cookie recipe is so good they are some of the best I have tasted.
I love oatmeal cookies. I think they are my favorite cookies.
They don’t need icing or fancy toppings to make them amazing. Just healthy oatmeal, a bit of sweet and some raisins. That will do it for me!
These cookies are very easy to make and a healthy cookie recipe to boot.
If you want to make them healthier, feel free to cut down on some of the sugar.
I really don’t think they need that much, although some people like their cookies sweet. Certainly make them to suit your own taste.
Oatmeal cookies are a real favorite of kids and adults alike. They are my all time favorite and served often in my home.
Add 1/2 cup of chopped nuts for extra taste and nutrition.
See the tips and variations section below for more delicious variations on this classic cookie.
Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 cups oats
- 1 1/2 cups raisins
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped, optional
Instructions
- Cream together butter, sugars, egg, water and vanilla using electric mixer at medium speed. Mix until light and fluffy.
- Combine flour, soda and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture, mixing on low speed until blended. Stir in oats and raisins.
- Drop dough by heaping tablespoons full onto greased baking sheets. Press them flat if you want a crisp cookie, or leave them rounded if you like a chewier cookie.
- Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes only until edges of cookies are golden brown.
Nutrition
This recipe makes about 3 to 4 dozen cookies, depending on size.
Variations:
- Substitute whole wheat flour for the all purpose flour to create an even healthier Quaker oats oatmeal cookie.
- Replace the raisins with chocolate chips for a decadent oatmeal chocolate chip cookie.
- Replace 1/2 the all purpose flour with oat flour to create a healthy oat flour oatmeal cookie recipe.
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These comments are from visitors to the older version of this site: modify recipe by MTL (Toronto Canada) 1/2 cup butter is enough, and skip the white sugar, use only the 3/4 cup brown sugar and reduce the overall amount of sugar and butter for a healthier cookie…Also add a sprinkle of cloves, ginger, a dash of salt for more flavour. I let the batch of raisins soak up an ounce of rum, not much over all that amount of food. Personally, I would say the chopped nuts fits better with chocolate-chip cookies, not oatmeal cookies. I would highly recommend 2 eggs, not just 1 egg to keep the cookies from crumbling. ————————— Oatmeal Cookies Freak – I swapped out the white sugar and brown sugar for the brown sugar splenda blend (1 cup seems to be best to my taste) – I make the cookies big – so set timer to max time of 15 – then check them every 3 minutes (I still like them soft – but cooked through) – often cook time is about 19 minutes. – Very easy and simple to make – don’t pull out a big blender – just a hand blender does fine and cleanup is easier. – add 1 cup granola and take away 1 cup oats if you want a different taste (super yummy)!