Oatmeal raisin cookies have a bad reputation. Sure, they aren’t their glamorous cousin, chocolate chip cookies but they are delicious and a little healthier. I also love making oatmeal raisin cookies because the dough doesn’t come pre-mixed from Pillsbury. When you bite into an oatmeal cookie, you know that it was homemade.
These cookies are moist and sweet. The combination of brown and white sugar give the cookies a depth of flavor that you will love.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
1-1/2 C whole wheat flour
1 t baking soda
1 t ground nutmeg
1/2 t salt
1 C butter, softened
3/4 C brown sugar, packed
1/2 C granulated sugar
2 Eggs
1 T vanilla
3 C oatmeal
1 C raisins
Heat oven to 350°F. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; sift ingredients, looking our for clumps of baking soda. Set aside.
Using an electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars on medium speed until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix until blended. Add flour-mixture. Mix until blended. Add oats and raisins and continue to mix. This is a thick batter, so be sure to stop the mixer, scrape the sides of the bowl completely and continue mixing at least twice or until oats and raisins are fully incorporated.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool two minutes on cookie sheets then remove to wire rack. Cool completely before removing. Enjoy.
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