Perfect Oatmeal Cookies

 

Ingredients: 

• All-purpose flour and whole rolled oats form the base of the dough. Old fashioned oats give these cookies the best chewy texture. I don’t recommend using quick oats instead!
• Baking powder and baking soda make them nice and puffy.
• Brown sugar adds the perfect caramelized sweetness.
• Sea salt offsets the sweet sugar and raisins.
• Cinnamon and vanilla extract give them that delicious warm, spiced oatmeal cookie flavor.
• Coconut oil or melted butter adds moisture and richness. I used coconut oil, and these tasted wonderfully buttery just the same!
• 1 large egg + an extra egg yolk give them a rich, thick dough and a moist, light final texture.
• Raisins dot them with chewy pops of sweetness.
• And walnuts add nuttiness and crunch.

How to Make Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Making this oatmeal raisin cookie recipe couldn’t be easier. No stand mixer (or even hand mixer) required! Here’s what you need to do:

1. First, make the dough. Whisk together the wet ingredients in one mixing bowl and the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in another.

2. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Then, fold in the walnuts, oats, and raisins. The mixture will be thick!

3. Next, let the dough rest for 20 minutes. This time gives the wet ingredients a chance to hydrate the flour and oats, making it easier to work with the dough. The cookies come out chewier, too!

4. Then, shape and bake the cookies. Roll the dough into balls and place them on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350°F for 10 to 11 minutes, or until golden brown.

5. Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely. Enjoy!

Source: Perfect Oatmeal Cookies Recipe - Love and Lemons