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Chewy Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
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These are incredibly good cookies, sweet but not too sweet, deliciously crisp on the edges but moist and chewy in the middle. I can't say for sure that these are the best oatmeal-raisin cookies in the world, but they're certainly the best ones I've made or tasted.
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Yield: 20 Servings , Total Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
Chewy Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies Preparation
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In bowl of electric mixer or by hand, beat butter until creamy. Add sugars; beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla extract; beat until well combined
In a separate bowl combine oats, flour, soda, baking powder and salt. Mix into butter mixture with wooden spoon or large rubber spatula until just combined. Stir in raisins, currants or Raisinets (and optional walnuts).
Drop the dough by heaped tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets (or, parchment-lined baking sheet*), leaving at least a 2" gap between each mound.
Bake for 12-15 minutes until edges are golden brown (Do not overbake these cookies...the edges should be brown but the rest of the cookie should still be very light in color). Cool on sheet for at least two minutes before transferring to a rack.
*Note: Parchment paper is not a necessity but does make for easy cookie removal and cleanup. If using parchment, remove baking sheets from oven and immediately slide cookies on parchment directly onto cooling racks.
Makes 16 to 20 large cookies.
Notes
*For lighter baked products, fluff or sift the flour to aerate before measuring.
*For softer plumper raisins; try soaking them in some hot water and dark rum (optional) for about 15 minutes, then drained well before using.
*Love raisins and chocolate? I recommend Raisinets, the chocolate-covered raisins found at movie-theater snack counters.
*If you like walnuts, do include them, they add a crunchy dimension to this perfectly textured crispy edged, chewy centered cookie.
*One of the tricks to making the cookies chewy is to make them large. Smaller cookies tend to get more dried out and crisp, and therefore not as chewy.
*This recipe easily doubles and even triples. The dough freezes beautifully so consider mixing a double batch, one to bake now, one to bake later.
*To freeze and have ready-to-bake cookies; drop cookie dough onto baking sheets covered with wax paper or parchment paper and place in the freezer until the dough is firm. Then, place frozen cookie dough in a plastic bag and keep frozen until ready to bake. Expect the frozen cookies to take a little longer time to bake than normal.
Food Glossary
Learn more about the ingredients in this recipe: Unsalted butter Light brown sugar Sugar Egg Vanilla extract Rolled oats All-purpose flour Baking soda Baking powder Salt Dark seedless raisins Walnuts
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Chewy Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies Reviews
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These were super easy to make and oh so yummy!
2 months, 2 days, 38 minutes ago
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2 months, 3 days, 15 hours, 35 minutes ago
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These were the most delicious Oatmeal Cookies I have ever baked! (I used the chocolate covered raisin option.) I shared the cookies with several friends who all asked for the recipe!
2 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
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Very tasty cookie! I like that they are soft but crunchy at the same time. I will make these again.
3 months, 4 weeks, 22 hours, 17 minutes ago
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Made these and loved them!!!
4 months, 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
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I have been making these for my husband since I found the recipe about 4 years ago. Hands down these are the BEST oatmeal raisin cookies ever. I always double the recipe and I add a teaspoon of cinnamon to the mixture. I also use only parchment paper, I roll generous balls of dough to make larger cookies, and bake for 13 minutes. They turn out perfect every single time and I get approximately 3 dozen cookies from the double mix. They are incredible cookies.
4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 1 hours, 5 minutes ago
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Incredible!! 14 min in the one and perfect consistency! Highly recommended as the perfect holiday cookie.
5 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 11 hours, 32 minutes ago
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LOVE THESE COOKIES!!! made them for a bake sale and they were the first to sell out. They dont need that long to bake. I only baked them for 10 mins and they turn out great. I ran out of raisins one time and used milk chocolate chips and they were awesome.
6 months, 2 days, 12 hours, 41 minutes ago
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Really nice cookies. :)
6 months, 4 weeks, 3 hours, 53 minutes ago
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Very good, but more crispy than chewy. Soaked raisins in cointreau for a more adult cookie
7 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 56 minutes ago
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I replaced the raisins with a mixture of plain and milk choc chunks (no-one who knows me would be surprised at that!!) and the cookies are gorgeous, especially slightly warm! The dough seemed quite stiff and needs pressing down a bit otherwise cookies take longer to cook.
1 years, 3 months, 2 days, 25 minutes ago
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I added a little cinnamon and used green raisins that I had soaked in brandy. So good!
1 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 8 hours, 39 minutes ago
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Great oatmeal raisin cookies. Followed recipe but use half regular oatmeal and half cinnamon apple oatmeal.
1 years, 3 months, 4 weeks, 1 hours, 48 minutes ago
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Excellent oatmeal raisin cookies. I baked them just as the recipe said. Batter was thick and the cookies were very good. Thanks for posting this recipe.
1 years, 4 months, 2 days, 18 hours, 46 minutes ago
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Followed recipe had to turn temp down due to burning on bottom an raw in middle. Ended up way crunchier than I like.
1 years, 5 months, 2 days, 1 hours, 30 minutes ago
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I tried for 12 minutes and that was a tad to long. But it seems to have good flavor and is very filling. I guess I should have read the comments before cooking. I noticed others cooked for 11 minutes.
1 years, 6 months, 1 weeks, 5 days, 9 hours, 43 minutes ago
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Excellent. My hubby is very fussy about his Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and these are a hit. Nice and chewy and buttery!
1 years, 9 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 5 hours, 58 minutes ago
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Would make these again defo. But to me oat and raisin cookies NEED cinamon. i intend to try them with a ruduction in sugar next time. simple, delicious recipe. thanks for posting.
2 years, 2 weeks, 5 days, 14 hours, 3 minutes ago
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Good flavor! Only downside to me was that they turn out a little too thin.
2 years, 2 weeks, 6 days, 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
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I have made these NUMEROUS times as they are my husband's absolute all-time favorites!!!!! I always double the recipe and I always add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon to my dry ingredients. I also find that once I have everything incorporated into one large bowl, I have better luck mixing them with my clean hands before I put them on a cookie sheet. The parchment paper works great. I make them kinda big so I usually get about 3 dozen cookies from a double batch. They are WONDERFUL!!!!! Thanks sgriska!!!!
2 years, 3 weeks, 3 days, 6 hours, 43 minutes ago
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