Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
The BEST Chewy Oatmeal Cookie ever! This family recipe is a great basic oatmeal cookie that can be customized with raisins, craisins, nuts, chocolate chips, or whatever you'd like.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar (omit for chewy cookies)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 3 or 4 cups old fashioned oatmeal (see note)
Optional Mix Ins and Toppings:
- nuts, raisins, candied cherries, chocolate chips, sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Using a stand or hand-held mixer, cream the butter, eggs, and sugars until well combined. Omit powdered sugar for a chewier cookie. Add vanilla and mix until incorporated.
- Sift together baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and flour. Add to butter mixture until completely incorporated.
- Add 3 cups of oatmeal to the mixture. If it is too gooey to work with, add more until it can be rolled into balls. Add the nuts or raisins if using.
- If dough is too soft, you may chill it for 10-15 minutes to firm it up.
- Place small balls of dough (like a 1.5-inch cookie dough scoop) onto a slightly greased cookie sheet and flatten slightly before baking. Sprinkle with decorations, if desired. Make sure to leave enough space between cookies as they spread quite a bit. If you omit the powdered sugar, leave even more space, perhaps only 6 cookies per cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. They will spread and be flat and chewy. If you use the powdered sugar, they will be flat and crispy. Adding more oatmeal and raisins/nuts will make them thicker and chewier.
- Remove from cookie sheet to a cooling rack immediately or they will stick.
Notes
I prefer old fashioned oatmeal for this recipe. You may use quick oats, but the cookies will be more homogenous.
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