Name: Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 41 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; ½ cup melted butter; ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1 large egg yolk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats; ¾ cup raisins; ¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

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Craving a cookie that hugs your soul and satisfies your sweet tooth? Ready to bake a batch so good they might not even last the day? Let’s dive right in!

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What Makes These Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies Special?

A Bite of Nostalgia and Chocolate in Every Chewy Crumb

There is something magical about biting into a soft oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookie. Walking along the lanes of memories attended by every chewy bite filled with the warmth of the kitchen and powerful embrace. Oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies are less of a treat with love as their sweetener, raisins, and copious amounts of chocolate chips. Retro oatmeal raisin cookies that you grew up with come alive with new joy with the addition of chocolate chips.

Definitely one of life’s biggest decisions, making a choice between chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin cookies. Well, worry no more as you will not need to pick only one anymore. The soft chew of oats, the juicy pop of raisins, and the melt-in-your-mouth bliss of chocolate combined in one divine cookie-you would not believe how they’d be stealing the show at your next gathering or midnight-after snack raid.

Best for Even Your Busiest Mom Times-and Toughest Kid Times

If your life is any bit hectic, you need these oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies in your life. One: You don’t need to wait for the butter to soften. Melt, mix, action-it just does not get easier! Plus, you don’t exactly have to chill the dough. The 20-minute refresher in the fridge makes them wonderful, but if you find yourself racing against the clock, feel free to skip it. Gosh! Where would you be without this magic on the school mornings that run by faster than sound or after such a sluggish day of work!

The ingredients are all readily available, something especially wonderful, considering all the things you have to balance. You definitely have some oats with some chocolate chips and a few raisins in the pantry tonight. The real magic in this oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookie recipe though is that when you need something sketchy and quick from your pantry to pop in the oven that will glisten forth excellent alone, then here is where you will come back. Many many times. Truly, nothing can ever go wrong here; and they are just pure joy!

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Kid Tested, Mother Approved

Getting kids to eat something with oats and raisins may seem like a battle that you aren’t too keen on fighting. But toss in those chocolate chips, and all of a sudden, you are a superhero. These oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies meet the ultimate test for picky eaters. They see chocolate first and may not even notice that lots of healthy whole grains are sneaking in through the back door.

To boot, baking then becomes a perfect bonding activity with your little one. Kids love to scoop the dough while sprinkling in the chocolate sprinkles and, of course, tasting a raisin or two along the way. It creates a perfect way to connect while eating the most heavenly smell that could make your whole house smell good enough to be a candle.

Now, if you’re looking to fill up a lovely dessert tray, these oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies are a perfect fit. Keep browsing the cookie tray guide for more ideas on designing the ultimate array. Your next gathering is bound to flourish!

More cookie Adventures Await

Now, once you master these oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies, you probably will ever want more! In that case, we have got you. Wan another chewy, chocolatey delight with a twist? Try these Rice Krispie Chocolate Chip Cookies. Kids and grown-ups alike enjoy them with their crunchy lean.

Or maybe you long for cookies that are extremely loaded with chocolate? Then sink your teeth into our Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Soft and gooey the way they were meant to be, Chocolate Chunk cookies are the perfect way to feed your chocolate addiction.

As of now, you can see that these oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies are so much more than an ordinary recipe. Welcome them to unwind as you enjoy sharing a treat with a smile on your face. And you will be asking why you ever thought about store-bought cookies with that great smell of butter, oats, chocolate, and a hint of cinnamon being wafted in the air from your oven.

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Basic Staples That Dare to Impress

The beauty of oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies is how basic the ingredients really are. You probably have everything you need sitting around in your kitchen anyway. Plus, this avoids that last-minute grocery run that takes away more of your time than you’d think. Just that reason alone would make any busy baker’s heart swell at the thought.

The classic combination of all-purpose flour gets baked into something special with just a pinch of baking soda, a wee bit of baking powder (for lift), and more than a pinch of salt for that lovely savory contrast to the heartbreakingly sweet thing. Add cinnamon now for a distinctively warm, comforting memory-ish flavor profile. Melted butter is often called for in a “chewier” cookie recipe. It saves up the efforts and time of softening butter that we then forget about again!! What is better than forgetting alone?”

Enter dark brown sugar. It imparts an even deeper caramel flavor to oatmeal-raisin-chocolate-chip-cookies that white sugar cannot. One whole egg and an extra yolk pamper extra tenderness into the cookies. Vanilla extract-never an imitation-joins the rest of the party; sleek and floral, it perfects the tantalizing taste.

The heart of these cookies is indeed the rolled oats, none of the instant variety, which would disintegrate into a gummy horror. The perfectly chewy version derives from traditional rolled oats-keep instant oats in the cellophane container. Behind these golden stars are the new phase of raisins, chasing them out of the sky and tossing loads of semi-sweet chocolate chips below. They will come together to make one of the sweetest, chewiest, chocolate chip cookies that you will soon coax yourself to reproduce time and time again.

Know These Tips Before Starting in Earnest

Spare a quick thought before you dig into the mixing bowl as something might ooze from my mouth that shall leave your fatherless. Begin by making butter to clarify, then place it aside for about a minute to cool. If the butter is still too warm, it may coagulate your eggs. Now you definitely don’t want bits of scrambled eggs in your sweet dough.

The golden rule: never overmix. Once your drys and wets are all together, and you see no more flour streaks, stop stirring. Overmixed batter will yield hard cookies where we require a nice, chewy comfort that is oh-so-soft in the world.

While it tends to be a “just go ahead and chill it” instruction, chilling the dough absolutely makes a difference. This kind of rest-they will need to stack in the cold with the dough for 10-20 minutes-helps the dough all slip out nice and easy-like, so they keep their shape after baking. Plus it intensifies the flavors for the oats to soak all that buttery goodness. You save up enough time combining your butter (with some sugar-yay) with the dry ingredients. If you will have a little extra time on pause, then do it for sure!

Also, space your cookies out a little bit from one another on the baking sheet. These oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies like to spread out and get comfy, so you should leave a good two inches between them-otherwise, the cookies will merge into one large cookie-shape blob. Unless, of course, that’s your plan!

Fun Additions to Get Inspired

And one of the most fun things about these oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies is the possibility that they can beg your imagination. One can find so many imaginative possibilities!

Want a little extra chewiness thrown in the mix? Be sure to toss in a handful of shredded toast coconut. Coconut and chocolate are best friends, and your taste buds are sure to perform some kind of happy dance.

Craving some nuttiness, perhaps? You can also add a quarter cup by swirling in peanut butter or almond butter into your wet batter. That richness is just umpty-umptious. And also speaking of peanut butter, you might want to take a look here at a pretty quirky cookie (different in no way in texture and flavor) with our Rice Krispie Chocolate Chip Cookies. They are crispy, chewy, and lots of fun.

Are you feeling a bit daring? Swap the raisins out for dried cranberries or cherries. Throw in a little lemon or a little orange zest for punch; this will really accentuate the flavors and make the cookies feel fresher and so bright.

If you have more of a “more chocolate, please!” attitude, well, you’re in good company! Throw another one or two tablespoons of cocoa powder in with your dry ingredients: for a richer, enrobed chocolate flavor. You should also check out our Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Yes, come to this chocolate paradise wrapped in chewy awesomeness.

There are loads of possibilities for making your version of these oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies; no matter what those extra ingredients are, you will end up with a chewy, sweet, and chocolate-swirled delight that you’ll be able to figure out just about instantly from “Who wants seconds?”

So, now that you know all you need to have them at your elbow, let it never be said you cannot bake them. Now, shall we proceed to the fun part: mixing, shaping, and baking your lovely cookie delights!

How to Make Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies Like a Pro

scooping oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookie dough

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That apart from collecting the ingredients along with a few tricks, now have the time of your life: preparing oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies! Trust me, This step is as fun as eating!

First, Get, through the big mixing bowl, the melted butter, the dark brown sugar, one whole egg, the additional yolk, and a good poison of the vanilla extract. Whisk everything from the bottom of the bowl together until perfectly smooth and smelling just amazing. This mixture is the sweet and buttery heart of your oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies.

Whence from the second bowl, combine and mix your flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. When that has been done nice and mixed, put it gently into your wet ingredients. Do not blend more than necessarily required. Palatalize your stirring until you can roughly say no more flour threatens; notice that a few lumps make these cookies healthy!

Fold in the rolled oats, plump raisins, and chocolate chips with a grin: this step is nothing short of a delight. With the surrounding dough oh-so-enticing, it might fire up temptations regarding ingesting it straight from the bowl. You be careful not to do that would be the right path to take for your cookies. But no judgment, truly, if you eagerly dip in a wee bit!

If you can afford to spare a wee bit, let the dough rest in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes. This will cool it enough for scooping, and your oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies will bake up to be thicker and chewier.

Because of all the chill, the way to have really, really thick cookies in the end is by dropping rounded balls of dough breezily onto a sheet lined with parchment, leaving much space for success of the heart. Metaphorical significance is about 2 inches in Hint. Now bake them at 350°F 10 to 12 minutes.

The cookies are just fine if the edges get that hypnotic golden brown tinge and the centers appear soft. The chewy secret of oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies is in there. Let them stay on the baking sheet for a minute before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to set, just so rest. That way, the cookies turn out to be soft and not dry.

Baking Secrets You’ll Wish You Knew Earlier

These are just some golden tricks for making great oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies on a slow, rainy day. Lesson number one is use parchment paper. It prevents the cookies from sticking, makes for a pretty easy cleanup, and prevents the bottom from burning. In theory, you could play around with tin foil, but parchment papers are like sneezy singles: They are easy to handle. I hope I was abstract enough.

Last but definitely not least is to bake slightly underdone for the serious chunky people! We do not even bake oatmeal raisin cookies any other way without causing a major dent in cookie thickness with more refrigeration. Don’t forget to chill them in the fridge for another 10 minutes.

Lastly, place a few extra chocolate chips right on top of the dough balls before baking to make perfect-looking cookies. This is an excellent touch, turning them into bakery-quality masterpieces with minimal extra effort.

Mistakes to Avoid (Because We’ve All Been There)

Every experienced baker bungles now and then, but knowledge about these blunders might save you from cookie heartbreak. Let’s get the most elemental folly out of the way: never rush through measuring. Too much flour or too little butter will cause your oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies to feel like a similar-specie snack.

Keep in mind to let the melted butter cool down a bit before mixing it with the eggs. Melting hot butter will cool them off and won’t give you a good soft texture as you want moist cookies to be.

The fourth reason is trying to crowd too many cookies onto a single baking sheet. If your cookies are too close together, they will merge into one mighty coagulating mass of cookie dough. Unless this is a cookie cake that you’re making, give them their breathing space.

But stop baking before the cookies look done. It would be best to take them out when they have that slight underdone look right in the center. If you hold back until they are done, the cookies will crumble and lose moisture while they cool. And an oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookie whose crumbled bits match the Sahara Desert in texture is a big no-no to anyone’s appetite!

If you had fun with these unexpected options for a very chewy cookie, don’t hesitate to try our Rice Krispie Chocolate Chip Cookies; they bring a playful crunch to balance out your other favorites. Or, if you are edge into chocolate, nothing compares to our Chocolate Chunk Cookies; it’s just another mouthful of delight waiting behind the pastry case.

With these simple steps and pro tips, you are all set to bake oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies that are the talk of the kitchen. Next, let’s discuss how to store them, swap out one or two ingredients, and come to the rescue if your preceding cookies did not excite.

Keep It as Soft as a Whisper

Once you have outdone yourself by baking a fresh bunch of oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies, you will want to keep them soft and chewy for as long as possible. This is done with minimal effort! Allow the cookies to fully cool on a wire rack and then store them in a completely sealed container at room temperature. Between five days of good leftovers… if they even last that long!

In another context, in an arid climate, the general solution ahead is to include a bread slice together with the cookies in the container. The bread supplies moisture to cloud the cookies, that aside high emphasis on maintaining the cookies’ chewiness and softness and not changing the flavor. Please consider yanking out the bread if it becomes dry.

Another tip to boost their enjoyment while prolonging your cookies’ existence: wrap them up and freeze tight! Place those absolutely cooled oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies into a suitable airtight container, pressing unto them sufficiently to draw out oxygen. They will endure for up to three coming months before you take them out willy-nilly to let them lose their stiffness in that squaring-of-things room temperature. Enjoy! Alternatively, microwave them for closer to a minute for that oven flavor.

Also, they are convenient businesses-almost any time-any place… Share them at your festive due or festival gathering; you might make a la collection of desserts. For friendly hints straight from the home-cooking pitch, get in with this cookie tray guide!

If Something Goes Wrong, Come up with a Rescue Plan

Every baker knows there are times when things just don’t fall perfectly in line. If you just snatched a bite and immediately realized that one of your cookies was dried out, all is not lost. Just make a mini in-situ humidity chamber by putting all your dried cookies into an airtight container equipped with a slice of fresh apple or bread and allow it to market overnight, open. By daybreak, the little monsters are sprouting back to their cuddly selves and sharing the love with you.

For overly sticky dough, don’t fret—pop it back into the fridge for a second chill or stir in another tablespoon of flour to make it firm enough to be handled. Just remember that too much flour will steal away some of that magic chew for the cookies.

If your cookies are spreading way too much in the oven as they bake, the butter was a tad warm or the dough did not get a chance to chill. The next go-round, quickly cool the dough in the refrigerator. Oh, and remember, extra rest in the fridge never hurt!

Cookie Questions and Answers

Do I have to put raisins in these cookies?

Definitely not—the raisins in the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies can be exchanged for chocolate chips, or even more chocolate chips, for a splendid result.

Can you freeze the dough?

But of course! To the oven-ready cookies eventually to be placed on the baking sheet earlier on to eventually gnash down, keep them in a journey of ice, thrown snugly to the freezer-stored bag until your cookie craving comes.

How long do properly stored oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies last?

Five days’ life expectancy at room temperature. In the freezer, without any loss of delicious chewiness for even better luck, your cookies will be preserved for three months.

Will it erase the recipe in case I consider replacing rolled oats with quick oats?

Quick oats will not give you the chewiness that comes with the perfect bite of the cookies. It is advisable to stick with old-fashioned rolled oats.

What if I want a gluten-free version? Yes! Sometimes it can’t be helped. So, can I swap?

No, swapping out a gluten-free flour is the way to go. Ensure the oats are also labeled gluten-free. It will give you the same results: pillowy and chewy and oh, so tasty oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies.

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