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Oatmeal Cookies

Compared by formula.

Chewy or crisp, oat-forward or cookie-forward, and whether the raisins belong at all.

37recipes
33sites
31kcook ratings
377reviews read
30proven levers
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

from preppykitchen.com

★★★★★ 4.96 (6,084)
beginnerkids can help
Chosen because 6,084 cooks have rated it 4.96★.
hands-on20m
waiting1.2 hr
makes24
each$0.18
kcal170
levelbeginner
Contains:dairyeggglutensoy
Needs:a hand mixer As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

Where your pick sits among all 37

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67% 231% 396% 0% brown25% brown50% brown75% brown100% brown all white sugar → all brown sugar fewer oats and add-ins → more your pick Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies — preppykitchen.com Soft Oatmeal Cookies — allrecipes.com Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies — allrecipes.com Oatmeal Raisin Cookies — allrecipes.com Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies — cooking.nytimes.com Thin and Crispy Oatmeal Cookies — melskitchencafe.com Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies — sallysbakingaddiction.com Oatmeal Cookies — joyfoodsunshine.com Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies — kingarthurbaking.com Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies — livewellbakeoften.com Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies — handletheheat.com Oatmeal Cookies — cookingclassy.com Crisp Oatmeal Cookies — allrecipes.com The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies — simplyrecipes.com The Best Chewy Oatmeal Cookies — rockrecipes.com Oatmeal Raisin Cookies — natashaskitchen.com Crispy Oatmeal Cookies — yourhomebasedmom.com Crispy Oatmeal Cookies — foodnetwork.com Brown Butter Oatmeal Cookies — butternutbakeryblog.com Chewy Oatmeal Cookies — tasteofhome.com Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies — chelseasmessyapron.com Thick Chewy Bakery Oatmeal Cookies — amandacooksandstyles.com Easy Oatmeal Cookies — blessthismessplease.com Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies — tasteofhome.com Oatmeal Cookie — prettysimplesweet.com Classic Oatmeal Cookies with Old Fashioned Oats — persnicketyplates.com Oatmeal Raisin Cookies — thepioneerwoman.com Best Chewy Oatmeal Cookies (Soft Centers, Crispy Edges) — andianne.com Crispy Chewy Oatmeal Cookies — beamingbaker.com Soft Oatmeal Cookies — cleverlysimple.com Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies — vintagekitchennotes.com Large, Thick, Chewy, Bakery Size Oatmeal Trash Cookies — ladybehindthecurtain.com Bakery Style Oatmeal Raisin Cookies — kathrynskitchenblog.com Thin & Crispy Oatmeal Cookies — delish.com Oatmeal Raisin Cookies — bettycrocker.com Oatmeal Raisin Cookies — afarmgirlskitchen.com Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies — kristineinbetween.com

What cooks found out

Read from 377 reviews across all 37 recipes. The counts are how many cooks report it — including where they disagree.

Halve the salt when tripling the baking powder to compensate.

3 cooks report this · 5 report the opposite · when tripling baking powder

Use a 1/4 cup scoop to portion cookie dough instead of a spoon.

backed by 37 cooks · if you don't have a stand mixer or electric mixer

Use brown butter in the dough.

backed by 19 cooks · if you love butterscotch

Add more chocolate chips for better results.

backed by 17 cooks · optional

Bake frozen dough slices at 350°F for 13 minutes.

backed by 16 cooks · dough is frozen

All 37 oatmeal cookies recipes we measured

Each one has its own breakdown: formula, cost, time, and how it ranks.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies · 4.96★
Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies · 4.6★
Soft Oatmeal Cookies · 4.7★
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies · 4.0★
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies · 4.4★
Thin and Crispy Oatmeal Cookies · 4.62★
Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies · 4.7★
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies · 4.6★
Oatmeal Cookies · 5.0★
Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies · 4.88★
Crisp Oatmeal Cookies · 4.6★
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies · 4.87★
Oatmeal Cookies · 4.94★
The Best Chewy Oatmeal Cookies · 4.5★
The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies · 4.7★
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies · 4.95★
Crispy Oatmeal Cookies · 4.4★
Crispy Oatmeal Cookies · 4.94★
Chewy Oatmeal Cookies · 4.52★
Brown Butter Oatmeal Cookies · 4.8★
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies · 4.86★
Thick Chewy Bakery Oatmeal Cookies · 5.0★
Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies · 4.56★
Easy Oatmeal Cookies · 4.7★
Classic Oatmeal Cookies with Old Fashioned Oats · 4.93★
Oatmeal Cookie · 5.0★
Soft Oatmeal Cookies · 4.16★
Best Chewy Oatmeal Cookies (Soft Centers, Crispy Edges) · 4.7★
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies · 4.8★
Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies · 4.67★
Crispy Chewy Oatmeal Cookies · 4.89★
Large, Thick, Chewy, Bakery Size Oatmeal Trash Cookies · 5.0★
Bakery Style Oatmeal Raisin Cookies · 4.0★
Thin & Crispy Oatmeal Cookies
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies