These are the best Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies! Grandma's recipe is chewy, crunchy on the outside, and super soft on the inside. I guarantee the whole family will love them.
baking sheet prepared with parchment paper or silicone mat
wire cooling rack I like this one that comes with the baking sheets.
Ingredients
½cupunsalted butterroom temperature
½cupbrown sugar
½cupgranulated sugar
1eggroom temperature
1teaspoonvanilla extract
¾cupall-purpose flour;gluten free 1:1 flour works well too
½teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonbaking soda
¾teaspoonground cinnamon
½teaspoonsalt
1 ½cupsold fashioned rolled oatsI only use Bob's Red Mill
1cupraisins
Instructions
Using a stand mixer or hand mixer with the beater attachment, cream the butter, brown sugar, and granular sugar together until light and fluffy. This takes about 3 minutes on medium-high speed.
Scrape down bowl and add the egg and vanilla extract. Beat on medium speed until combined, about 1 minute.
Add the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt to the mixture. Beat on low speed until almost all of the flour is absorbed, about 2 minutes.
Scrape down bowl and add the old fashioned rolled oats and raisins. On low speed mix until incorporated. The dough will be thick and sticky.
Place dough in the refrigerator to chill for thirty to sixty minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 °F and center the oven rack. Prepare two large cookie sheets with either parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
Once the dough has been chilled and is no longer sticky, use a cookie scoop to make two tablespoon portions of cookie dough.
Space the cookie dough portions around two inches apart on the cookie sheet to give them room to bake.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the bottoms and edges are golden brown. NOTE: The tops will look slightly wet and underdone but will continue to bake and set up after they are removed from the oven.
Remove the Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin cookies from the oven. Allow them to cool on the cookie sheet for five minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Video
Notes
Storing Information:
Covered at room temperature for 7 to 10 days.
In a freezer-safe gallon bag in the freezer for 2 to 3 months.
Freezing the Cookie Dough and Baking from Frozen:
You can scoop the dough into balls and freeze for 1 month in a freezer-safe gallon bag. When you are ready for 1 or more bake at the temperature specified above but for 13 to 16 minutes.
Variations:
Swap the raisins for chocolate chips, nuts like chopped walnuts or pecans, and even other dried fruits like cranberries, cherries, and apples.
Nutrition
Calories: 175kcal
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