These Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside! With the right amount of oats, raisins, and cinnamon you will be chewing your way back to a simpler time. Enjoy with a cold glass of milk!

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I have got to tell you, my boyfriend Jordan is a tough critic when it comes to sweets. He is the classic meat and potatoes guy and prefers savory over sweet any day. But, I have his seal of approval on these Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and he LOVES them! I will tell you why, (1) they are thick and chewy but have the crunchy and soft texture all at the same time and (2) they are packed with oats and raisins. I love them because they do not cost very much to make, I always have the ingredients (they are common in most households), and they are so simple!

If you are looking for more easy desserts, check out my Cherry White Chocolate Blondies and Blueberry Earl Grey Muffins with Streusel!

How To Make Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

This recipe uses only ONE BOWL! You can whip these up by hand, using a hand mixer, or a stand mixer. I prefer the stand mixer because it makes these cookies even easier to make.

All you have to do is cream your butter with your granular sugar and brown sugar. Add your egg and vanilla. Make sure you are scraping down your bowl too so everything is incorporated. Then add in your dry ingredients; flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add the oats and raisins at the end. Chill your dough for thirty to sixty minutes, portion into balls, bake for eleven minutes, and cool.

NOTE: This recipe makes a dozen cookies but can easily be doubled or even tripled to make more.

Secrets To Perfect Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

• Always use room temperature butter and eggs so the cookie dough mixes up properly.
• Make sure your leavening agents (baking powder and baking soda) are not expired.
• CHILL your dough!
  • This makes it easier to scoop or roll into a ball without too much stickiness.
  • It keeps your cookies from spreading too much while baking and becoming flat and overly crunchy.
• Allow the baked cookies to cool on your cookie sheet for five minutes before transferring to a cooling rack (they continue to firm up and caramelize on the bottoms)

Which Oats Should I Use?

If you have been to the grocery store, you know the oatmeal isle is quite extensive. There are steel cut oats, old fashioned oats, quick oats, instant oats. I ALWAYS use old fashioned oats because they keep their texture but still cook when you bake the cookie. Quick oats and instant oats tend to get lost in the cookie because they are made thinner and made to cook quicker. On the other hand, steel cut oats make the cookie too tough and seem to not cook in the cookie at all because they are thicker. Stick with the old fashioned oats, they won’t let you down!

For More Cookie Recipes, Try These:

• Lemon Blueberry Cookies
• No Bake Birds Nest Cookies
• Snowman Snowball Cookies
• Chocolate Filled Cookies
• Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Dark Chocolate Matcha Cookies
• Red Velvet Oreo Cookies
• Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
• Pie Crust Cookies (Pie Crust Chips)
• Brownie Cookie Cheesecake Bars
• Funfetti Cookie Layer Cake
• Coffee Toffee Chocolate Cookie Bars

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