Grammy's Kitchen · Oatmeal Cookies · The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
One of 37 oatmeal cookies recipes we measured
179 cooks on www.simplyrecipes.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 37.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 114% | 95% |
| total sugar | 174% | 172% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 68% | 68% |
| egg | 56% | 42% |
| leavener | 3% | 3% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| mix-ins | 287% | 240% |
| shortening share | 100% | 0% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 205 g | 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, OR 1 cup shortening |
| 213 g | 1 cup brown sugar (light or dark), packed |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon vanilla extract |
| 180 g | 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
| 3 g | 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg |
| 218 g | 1 1/2 cups raisins |
| 58 g | 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) |
| 240 g | 3 cups rolled oats (We use Quaker Old Fashioned or Quick. Do NOT use instant.) |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.simplyrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Oatmeal cookies are my favorite. I was searching yesterday for the "best" oatmeal cookie recipe. I read a few, and yours sounded good. I made them, and they are absolutely the best I have ever made, having tried many different recipes over the years. I used Re” — a cook, 5.0★
“These are the BEST Oatmeal Raisin Cookies I have ever made! My family couldn't stop eating them and telling me how good these were! This will be the only recipe I'll ever use to make these cookies. Just as observation from making these 2 days in a row, I baked” — a cook