Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe

What You Need

• 16 tablespoons unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup raisins

Get Started

Move oven racks to lower and middle positions. Heat to 350F.

Beat the softened butter in your mixer until smooth and creamy.

Cream Everything

Add both sugars to the butter. Beat ~3 minutes until pale and fluffy.

Crack in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.

Mix Dry

In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg.

Make the Dough

Turn mixer to low. Add flour mixture gradually until just combined – no dry flour showing.

Fold in oats and raisins until distributed.

Shape and Bake

Roll dough into 2-inch balls. You’ll get 16-20 cookies.

Line two baking sheets with parchment. Space balls evenly.

Bake ~22-25 minutes. Halfway through, rotate sheets front to back and swap rack positions. Edges should be golden brown.

Cool

Slide parchment with cookies onto wire racks. Cool completely – they firm up as they cool.

Dark brown sugar gives deeper flavor than light. The nutmeg is what makes people ask what’s different about these. Don’t overbake – golden edges mean done, even if centers look underdone.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

The cookies people pretend to hate until the plate's empty. Fresh nutmeg makes these taste like something your grandma would hide from the kids.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 25 minutes mins

Cooling Time: 30 minutes mins

Total Time: 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Ingredients

• ▢ 16 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 sticks, softened
• ▢ 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• ▢ 1 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
• ▢ 3 cups rolled oats
• ▢ 1 cup raisins

Instructions

• Heat oven to 350F with racks in lower and middle positions.
• Beat softened butter until creamy.
• Add brown and granulated sugars, beat 3 minutes until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg in separate bowl.
• Mix dry ingredients into butter mixture on low until just combined.
• Fold in oats and raisins.
• Form into 2-inch balls, place on parchment-lined baking sheets.
• Bake 22-25 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.
• Cool completely on wire racks.