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“This is our family’s very favorite cookie. I’ve never tasted any like it! They freeze well, too.” —Susanne Spicker, North Ogden, Utah
Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 134 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 63 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.
Originally published as Grandma's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies in Taste of Home December/January 2011, p115
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Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2013 by beckygdistad
And add to the cookie dough.
Our family has had this recipe for years and has been our favorite the only difference I see is I keep 1/4 cup of the water from the raisins
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2012 by matteliz@swbell.net
This cookie is very soft, and when baked for 8-10 minutes appears very underbaked, i.e. shiny in the middle. I baked them 10 to 11 minutes and then let them cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before removing to the rack. This seemed to solve the problem, and they were still nice and soft. I like the simple flavor and the softness, and I plan to make these again!
Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2011 by pastiepie
We did not care for the taste of the cookie.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2011 by Piney34
I loved this recipe, I made it for a cookie exchange and everyone loved it as well. The raisins are so soft and moist I think that makes all the difference. I did add vanilla because I add that too all my cookies, perhaps that made the difference.
Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2011 by bdieges
This cookie recipe is similar to a recipe, without nuts, I made with my aunt when I was a little girl, but we soaked the raisins first, drained them and then ground them in a grinder. She didn't have a blender or processor! Unfortunately, I lost the recipe and have been trying to duplicate it, but those cookies spread out on their own and were chewy AND crisp around the edges.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2011 by dsharp90
I was pleasantly surprised by these cookies. I was suspicious of using only white sugar, but they were chewy, flavorful, and delicious! I didn't chop the raisins, and I left out the nuts because my husband doesn't like nuts in his oatmeal-raisin cookies. My cookies were not as brown as those in the photo.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2010 by SDBarber
Wonderful! I didn't want to try them when my daughter made them because I hate raisins. I loved these! I had to come on here to get the recipe for myself.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2010 by madhouse1050
I agree with the last review - very disappointing! I went onlline to check the recipe again thinking there was something left out when printed in the magazine-but no it's the same. I wasted a lot of ingredients and more importantly a lot of time on this recipe!
Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2010 by Dioptase
This is the 1st recipe that I made out of TOH that was not good. It might have been the butter shortening but I threw the batch out. I've baked cooies for 40 years and these were not very good. They baked well and looked ok but they tasted "BLAH". I'll go back to my standby recipe for oatmeal cookies. Thanks for submitting them but I won't make them again.
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