These healthy oatmeal raisin cookies get some sweetness from brown sugar, but the rest is from raisins—and the combination delivers on the flavor of a classic cookie with less added sugars than classic cookies.
Soft Oatmeal Cookies
This is a very flexible oatmeal cookie recipe.
Recipe Summary Soft Oatmeal Cookies
These oatmeal cookies are very moist with a good flavor. Add a cup of raisins or nuts if you desire.Ingredients | Healthy Oatmeal Cookie Recipes
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups quick cooking oats
Directions
In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with a large fork dipped in sugar.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Info | Healthy Oatmeal Cookie Recipes
prep:
15 mins
cook:
10 mins
additional:
1 hr 35 mins
total:
2 hrs
Servings:
24
Yield:
2 dozen
