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EASY Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Kankana Saxena
Mildly crispy on the outside, but chewy inside, these Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are a favorite all year round. With the flavors of brown sugar, vanilla and a hint of cinnamon, these cookies got the best flavor and texture. Plus, did I say it’s SUPER EASY to make? Just a pan, and a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula is all you need.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Servings 0 Makes 30 cookies
Calories 75 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup All Purpose flour
  • 1 and ¾ cups rolled oats
  • ½ cup raisins
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or baking silpats. You can also make the cookies in multiple batches if you don't have 2 cookie sheets.
  • In a heavy bottom pan, add the butter and melt it. Once it's melted, switch off the heat add the brown sugar and give a wisk. Let it cool down just for a while and as you whisk add the eggs and keep whisking to incorpotae the egg in it.
  • Next, add all the flavors - mollases, cinnamon powder, vanilla extract and mix it around.
  • Finally add the flour, rolled oats and baking soda. Mix it around to mix everything. It will . be sticky. If the dough texture looks extreamly liquid, then add bit more flour or rolled oats.
  • Scatte the raisins and mix it all around.
  • To shape the cookies, spoon 1 and ½ tablesoons amount of the dough to the cookie sheet. Keep about an inch gap between the cookies as these will spread.
  • Then wet your hand and flatten a top. If you like clean edges then tug in any oats that might pop out from the sides.
  • Bake at the preheated oven, in the middle rack for 14 minutes.
  • Then leave the cookies on the hot sheet for 5 minutes before transfering to the cookie wire rack.
  • When it cookes completely, store in an air tight jar.

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Notes

Molasses and cinnamon powder are optional. Do keep in mind that adding molasses makes the dough sticky. If you don't add molasses than you might need less flour. So add rhe flour and rolled oats accordingly.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 75kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 63mgSugar: 7g
Keyword cookies, dessert, easy cookies, easy recipe, oatmeal, raisins