The Best Oatmeal Cookies Chewy Crispy Food

THE BEST OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the eggs, raisins, and vanilla. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture and stir until all of the dry ingredients are absorbed. Next, stir in the egg and raisin mixture, then stir in the rolled oats and pecans. Dough will be stiff. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an unprepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool 5 minutes on the baking sheet before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

CRISPY CHEWY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Line 3 large baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside (or use 1 baking sheet, and switch them out and bake cookies in batches)
• In the bowl of your electric mixer, cream butter and both granulated and brown sugars together until light and fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla and beat until well blended.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Mix into butter mixture.
• Remove bowl from mixer, and fold in the oats.
• Using a cookie scoop (for uniform sized cookies), scoop onto a prepared baking sheet - at least 2 inches apart.
• Flatten each cookie with a glass or cup dipped in sugar. Cookies should be about a quarter inch thick (ish).
• Bake for 10- 12 minutes. Edges should be JUST slightly browned.
• Refrigerate dough between baking times (if you don't have enough cookie sheets to bake them all at once)
• Let cool 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Devour.

THE BEST OATMEAL COOKIES - CHEWY + CRISPY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, blend granulated sugar, brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. You can also use an electric stand mixer if you have one.
• Next, add in the vanilla, eggs and milk and blend until fully incorporated.
• Add in the baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and mix until fully incorporated.
• Next, add in the flour and mix until fully incorporated.
• Add in your oatmeal and mix until combined.
• At this point, you can either add in optional ingredients like raisins or chocolate chips if you'd like. 1 - 1 1/2 cups of either is perfect, if using both, split the amount added between them. If you just like plain oatmeal cookies like me, you can go to next step!
• On cookie sheets lined with parchment paper, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls - (see notes). Bake for 10-11 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Cool for 1-2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

CRISPY, CHEWY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Line baking sheet with parchment or silicone mat. Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar together for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla and continue mixing until smooth, scraping sides of bowl as necessary.
• Add salt, baking soda and flour and mix until incorporated. Then add in coconut.
• Finally mix in oats and white chocolate until evenly combined.
• Using a cookie scoop or heaping tablespoon drop dough onto lined pan.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes until edges are golden brown and centers have set.
• Allow to cool on wire rack.

CRISPY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixer, cream the butter until fluffy. Add the sugars, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.
• In a bowl, stir together the oats, flour, salt, and baking soda. Mixing, slowly add the oat mixture to the butter mixture and mix just until combined. Add raisins and mix just until combined.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto the baking sheets, leaving at least 2-inches between cookies. Bake until browned and crispy around the edges, about 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool on wire racks and store in an airtight container.

CHEWY OATMEAL-RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Beat the butter, sugar and molasses in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth, about 2 more minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low, add the flour mixture and beat until combined. Stir in the raisins by hand. For the best flavor and texture, cover the dough and chill at least 4 hours, or overnight.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Form the dough into 12 balls, about 2 tablespoonfuls each, and arrange 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Flatten with the back of a fork. Bake until the cookies are golden, 15 to 17 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

THE VERY BEST OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream together shortening and sugars.
• Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
• Sift together flour, salt and soda.
• Add to creamed mixture.
• Stir in oats slowly.
• Mix well. Add nuts, chips or raisins, if desired. Dough will be fairly stiff.
• Drop by heaping tablespoon on lightly greased cookie sheet. (I use a 4 teaspoon cookie scoop and press them down slightly before baking).
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. Mix in the quick oats, walnuts, and chocolate chips. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

CRISPY-CHEWY OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Stir together flour, soda, and cinnamon. Set aside.
• Beat butter and SPLENDA® Sugar Blend at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, molasses and vanilla, beating until blended. Gradually add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
• Stir in oats and raisins.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto lightly greased baking sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

BEST OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl cream the butter and add sugars, beating until fluffy.
• Blend egg into creamed mixture.
• Sift together into the creamed mixture the flour, soda, and cinnamon.
• Blend in the oats, nuts and vanilla.
• Chill dough 1 hour or more.
• Preheat oven to 350. Grease cookie sheets.
• Place small pieces of dough (about 1 teaspoonful) on a greased cookie sheet.
• Grease the bottom of a small glass, dip in sugar, and press gently on each uncooked cookie, flattening it to a thickness of about 1/4 inch, resugaring glass for each cookie.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Cool 2-3 minutes on the sheet, remove cookies, and cool completely on racks. Store them in an airtight container.

CHEWY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, molasses and vanilla; beat well. , Combine the flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the raisins, pecans and chocolate chips. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. , Bake at 350° for 9-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on pans for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

CRISPY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In mixer cream butter until fluffy.
• Add the sugars and cream together until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.
• In another bowl, stir together the oats, flour, salt and baking soda.
• With mixer on low begin adding the oat mixture to the butter mixture.
• Mix only to combine.
• Add raisins and again mix only to combine.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto the baking sheets leaving at least 2 inches between cookies.
• MY HINT; PRESS EACH COOKIE DOWN SLIGHTLY WITH YOUR FINGERS BEFORE BAKING.
• Bake until browned and crispy around the edges about 8-10 minutes.
• Let cool on wire racks and store in airtight container.