Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
I packed chocolate chips, raisins, nuts and cinnamon into my oatmeal cookie recipe. These soft cookies are easy to make. Best of all, our kids love them! —Janis Plageman, Lynden, Washington
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup each raisins and chopped pecans
- 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
Reviews
Excellent recipe I added dried cranberries instead of raisins and a little coconut flakes to experiment and some extra oats to make them more chewey. Had to adjust a few ingredients because it was too dry but they came out so good I'm making some more but this time I'm adding sweet potato to the experimental mix. Might as well make them good and nutritious. Super oatmeal cookies!
This will be my new staple. Came out exactly as we like them... So So good.
***I never bake; this was probably only my second or third time making cookies from scratch. I had a craving for a really good oatmeal cookie and found this recipe.*** This recipe was simple, delicious, and definitely a keeper. I followed the recipe directions exactly without any issues (except my cookies didn't come out that flat like the picture. This might be because I left them as little balls on the baking sheet but I'm not sure). I did make a few adjustments. I cut the recipe in half and since my husband is vegan, I made a few substitutions: 1. I used Miyoko's European-Style Cultured Vegan Butter https://miyokos.com/collections/vegan-butter 2. I used Bob's Red Mill Egg Replacer https://www.bobsredmill.com/gluten-free-vegan-egg-replacer.html 3. I used Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Mini Chips https://enjoylifefoods.com/products/semi-sweet-chocolate-mini-chips-1?variant=20209502879855 4. I also added unsweetened coconut flakes since I love coconut. Very delicious and would recommend.
Excellent recipe! I refrigerate any cookie dough for 30 mins that uses butter for fluffier results. I also use either parchment or non stick foil to prevent any cookies from sticking and these turned out perfectly.
soft and chewy reminded me of my grandmother's when I was a kid I really didn't adjust anything I think they're perfect as they are great. My boyfriend love them
Agreed. These cookies are delicious but flat. Some of them ran a bit so i think there is too much butter in the recipe.
Haha Thanks Craig! I made these cookies because of your awesome review and you were 100% right! I also made a couple adjustments to the original recipe.. I cut each sugar down to 3/4 cup, added craisins, walnuts and semi sweet choc chips, AND I actually chilled my dough for 20 minutes before baking. These are my version of the famous Laura Bush Cowboy Cookie. My cookies came out chewy and amazing.
Not sure what some others were complaining about, but I found this recipe awesome even though I made substitutions for items I don't like or didn't have. First off it's only myself and my wife so I started by halving the recipe.I didn't have Quick Oats so I substituted Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oats. Because of that I only used a half portion of white sugar and no brown sugar since it was already in the Instant oats. Also I don't keep brown sugar on hand.I hate molasses so I substituted raw honey and doubled the amount. Not a fan of nuts in any baked goods and didn't have raisins so I eliminated the nuts and substituted a double portion of craisins (dried cranberries) in place of raisins because that is what I had on hand. I also skipped the chocolate chips because I didn't have any and didn't feel like going out just for that. I did not add a substitution for the chips.All I know is they came out perfect. They were not flat. They were dome shaped and they were moist and chewy which I attribute to the honey. They were also extremely flavorful which I expected because I was using flavored Instant Oats.As for some of the previous people that gave this recipe one star all I can think of is they did something wrong. To the person claiming they wouldn't come off the cookie sheet without breaking. Hey! Ever heard of stick free baking sheets? I plucked mine off by hand when they cooled.As for the "seasoned baker" claiming they had no flavor and suggesting cinnamon! Umm, did you read the recipe? Cinnamon is an ingredient. So are the raisins you used "instead" of chocolate chips. Just because you are "seasoned" at something doesn't mean you are good at it. Oh and why did you refrigerate them? Don't you know that reduces moisture and resolidifies butterfat which disrupts the structure of a cookie? That structure does not return when they reach room temperature as the damage is already done. I bet you keep your tomatoes in the fridge and wonder why the texture and taste is horrible.Why am I being this way in my critique of other reviewers? Perhaps because I'm a 57 year old guy that cooks and bakes and I am NOT a professional. If I can modify this recipe based on personal taste, ingredients at hand and still have it come out perfect, then I'm sorry, but those others did something wrong.
They are a flatter cookie but are soft and chewy. When I make them again I will add a little more cinnamon. I just like more of a cinnamon taste. I have never been able to make a soft chewy oatmeal cookie until now.
Made these with the grandkids. Very easy to make. Used walnuts because that's what we had on hand and halved the recipe. Will be making these for Santa this year! Delicious!!