Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

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92% would make this recipe for Oatmeal Raisin Cookies again.

These are absolutely the best oatmeal raisin cookies I have ever had. I get rave reviews from both children and adults every time I bake them ... as well as many repeat requests.

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Ingredients

1 1/4 cups Butter	1 teaspoon Baking soda
3/4 cup Brown sugar	1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Sugar	1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Egg	1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
1 teaspoon Vanilla	3 cups Oats quick or old-fashioned
1 1/2 cups All purpose flour	1 cup Raisins

Instructions for Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Beat margarine and sugars until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add combined flour, baking soda, salt and spices; mix well. Stir in oats and raisins.

Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 8-9 minutes for chewy; 10-11 minutes for crunchy cookies.

Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Remove to wire rack.

Store tightly covered.

Main Ingredient: OatsCuisine: American

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I am not fond of oatmeal raisin cookies but these were chewy and good! I found myself going back for more after I tested the first one. Kid and husband loved them.

berry1232
on Nov 8 2008 3:49PM

I just made these cookies for my 5 year old. I had to use Smart Balance buttery spread (all I had) -- they are so yummy! Ours came out chewy yet almost cake-y. Very good spicy flavor! Will definitely make again!

queen19
on Nov 5 2008 1:58PM

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I have made this recipe (unfortunately) twice. It is the worst oatmeal cookie I have ever tasted. They do not rise whatsoever and are not sweet enough. This recipe might be better if butter was decreased & sugar increased.

CharCain
on Oct 23 2008 4:25PM

I used craisins, cherry flavour. yummy

fazeywazey
on Oct 5 2008 4:43PM

This oatmeal recipe is one of the few that I have had success with. Definitely will make it again. Easy to prepare and tastes great!

Shelly59
on Oct 2 2008 1:56PM

what a disappoinment! wouldn't make these again. after the second cup of oats the mixture was a almost a rock, i read the other posts/comments at this point to see if anyone else has had this problem, i too added another egg also a drop of milk seemed better. but i have found a better recipe since.

rhiannnon
on Sep 21 2008 12:58PM

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Cookies are delicious. Took them to work. Rave reviews! My son even wanted the recipe.

bjunesmith
on Sep 8 2008 7:44PM

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For oatmeal raisin not being my favorite type of cookie, this was the best I've ever tasted! My family

freeddj
on Sep 4 2008 8:08PM

They tasted veyr much like DZ Akins Oatmeal cookies which are my favorite cookies in the world. I didn't have nutmeg so I used a little more cinnamon and they were fantastic.

beckiecusack
on Aug 6 2008 4:14PM

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Simply awesome. Great snack to nibble. Waiting for my son to return from Singapore to taste these. thanks for the recipe. I also added 1/2 cup corn flakes to get the crisp.

bejafry
on Jul 20 2008 1:03AM

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This recipe was amazing!!! I usually don't care for oatmeal raisin cookies, but I had a special request from a soldier for a care package and these are so delicious I'm having trouble saving any to send! These cookies are sweet and chewy and full of yummy happiness and very, very easy to make :) One small note: the cookies don't expand much when they cook, so you should make the chunks of dough the size you wish your cookies to be. Enjoy!

msrachel
on Mar 27 2008 1:00AM

Delicious!

lisabowden
on Mar 7 2008 4:36PM

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This was a very good recipe even for a disaster like myself. They were very easy to make and were delicious. Thanks!

purplemnmgurl13
on Feb 11 2008 7:51PM

I thought this recipe was very good. I too just make them into balls without flattening them..they flatten a bit on their own. The kids love them!!

chaseison
on Feb 8 2008 5:34PM

I enjoyed the recip. I think I made mistake so will know after I remake it again. Even witht he mistake I made the cookies were ok.

kisser
on Feb 3 2008 11:49AM

Wished I had read sylan's comment before I tried these. Was exactly as sylan described (extremely dry) even though I followed the recipe exactly. I knew something was wrong when I was adding the second cup of oatmeal because it was getting very dry and hard to stir, and I still had to add another cup! After seeing that the first batch did not flatten on their own, I flattened the rest before baking (as well as added an egg). Only good point is that I could space them close together because they didn't expand. I love lots of oatmeal in my cookies but this amount ruined the recipe. There IS a great Oatmeal Raisin Cookies recipe that I love and uses half the flour and oatmeal and less fattening butter. I found it at www.homemadecookiesandmore.com/oatmealraisincookies.htm (I have nothing associated with this website except I found it while looking for a recipe).

MondoCook
on Jan 30 2008 2:32PM

Not sure what the previous reviewer did wrong here, but when I made these cookies precisely as the recipe describes, they were perfect. Great flavor and just the right amount of "chewy".

admin
on Jan 30 2008 9:36AM

These cookies turned out horrible! After stirring all the ingredients in the bowl it turned out very very dry. I baked a dozen anyway and they didnt flatten out like a cookie at all. I added an extra egg but that didnt seem to help. Does anyone have a good oatmeal rasin cookies reciepe?

sylvan
on Jan 22 2008 5:24PM

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8 minutes 30 seconds for perfectly chewy cookies. I have finished my quest for the perfect oatmeal raisin cookie. Tx.

Janick
on Jan 21 2008 7:55PM

I made these cookies (along with other kinds) for some co-workers for Christmas. One of them brought the cookies to a Christmas party and he said there were 2 chefs there and they both raved about my oatmeal raisin cookies! The recipe was very easy to follow. I'm going to be making more in a couple weeks for another co-worker who asked that I make her some for her birthday.

heather80
on Jan 10 2008 8:25AM

These were very easy to make and VERY good! My family prefers them a little sweeter, so on the second batch I added two TBS wildflower honey and that added just the right touch. I brought these to work and got raves on them.

JulieS9164
on Jan 6 2008 5:22PM

My cookies were very flat. Chewy and good, but crumbled as I took them off the baking sheet. I added 1/2 cup more flour before making the rest and they came out fine. I am thinking Missouri just maybe high altitude? That is all I can guess. Very good flavor though, I will make again.

buggymommy3
on Oct 9 2007 3:09PM

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These cookies are AWESOME. I don't like raisin cookies but my husband does. I don't like soft cookies but my husband does. I googled for a oatmeal raisin cooking and came accross the bigoven site. Made these and not only does my husband love these cookies, (He is a chef and is very picky) they made me a convert to raisin soft cookies.

sunnyd36
on Sep 21 2007 1:00AM

These cookie we easy to make and taste wonderful, even my 5 and 3 year olds like them.

tanya73
on Jul 30 2007 10:31PM

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these oatmeal cookies are delisheous, better than my old recipe thank you

delisheous
on Jul 30 2007 7:49PM

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My 4 year old, a connoisseur of the entire Oatmeal Raisin Food Group, says "Thumbs Up. Five Stars". I found baking for exactly 10 minutes to be the right timing for perfectly chewy cookies. Quick and delicious; surprisingly, we also had all the ingredients we needed to make them on a rainy day. (My son now says "Can I have another cookie?" [Me: No.] "Well, then, after dinner?" [Me: Sure.])

admin
on May 27 2007 6:08PM

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Killer cookies!

luvmyvespa
on Feb 13 2007 6:36PM

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These really are the best oatmeal Raisin Cookies ever! They were gone in a flash. I used the old fashioned oats but think the quick oats would give a lighter texture (the chewy ones were a little too chewy).

yeanishj
on Jan 26 2007 7:11PM

Outstand oatmeal rasin cookies, wouldn't change a thing.

whipsalot
on Dec 18 2006 7:45PM

Very easy, store cupboard ingredients, healthy cookies

brofra
on Nov 14 2006 6:30AM

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I love oatmeal cookie and this is the best.

rickc2591
on Jul 29 2006 1:21PM

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Bravo! I've searched so long for the perfect oatmeal raisin cookie recipe, and this is definitely my favorite so far. Don't worry if the dough is sticky. I tested this several ways and I found I got the best cookies by rolling the dough into balls, NOT flattening them but just placing on the cookie sheet, and baking 8.5 minutes.