Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies - Buttery, moist and chewy


	The BEST Oatmeal Raisin Cookies "Basic, easy and truly THE BEST!" The best oatmeal raisin cookies come from a basic recipe. This is one of those basic drop cookie recipes - BUT there are a few tips that keep these chewy and moist. ( Read the substitutions and FAQs below for tips) I have tried a zillion recipes for oatmeal raisin cookies - and I have been baking this one for over twenty years. There are a couple of things I do that keep them moist and keeps them from turning into flat frisbees. I would have to say this so far is the only recipe on my site that I can't truly classify as an authentically Italian dessert recipe. I'm sure my Italian grandma is forgiving in that ( God rest her soul). And too she is probably laughing because of all places I found this recipe - (pause) - in a cookbook I bought at Walmart. (gasp!) The BEST Oatmeal Raisin Cookies YIELD: 4 Dozen Ingredients 1/2 cup butter at room temperature 1/2 cup of sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup of flour 1 cup quick oats (not INSTANT) 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups of raisins Procedure * Preheat oven to 350 degrees * Lightly spray or grease cookie sheets * Cream butter and both sugars * Beat in egg and then vanilla * Add remaining ingredients ( except raisins) and thoroughly combine. * Add raisins last, just stir in. * Drop cookies on prepared sheet * SEE TIP BELOW so that your cookies won't be flat pancakes or crispy frisbees. * Bake for 10 - 12 minutes. JUST UNTIL set but still soft and edges are lightly golden. * Don't over bake Recipe found in All The Best Cookies by Joie Warner Can I use shortening instead of butter? Noooooooooooooooooo! Don't do that. You will lose all the flavor. Besides shortening probably has some toxic waste in it and we will find out 100 years from now that it shortened our life. PUN INTENDED! How do I keep the cookies from flattening if I use butter? Simple. Make sure your dough is chilled before you drop the cookie on the sheet. I stick the batter in the fridge while I clean up. Then I drop the cookies on the sheet and keep the cookie sheets in the fridge until I bake. If you don't have room to do it that way - KEEP THE DOUGH CHILLED until it hits the oven. So drop 'em at the last minute. Can I add nuts? Yup How do I make this an Italian cookie recipe? Well you could do several things - but it wouldn't be the traditional flavor that makes these the best oatmeal raisin cookies. Ok, so if I were going to experiment, I may try the following: Soak raisins in rum or bourbon Substitute 1/3 cup of almond meal in place of 1/3 Cup of flour Of course, I can't suggest these with experience behind my words. I'm only appeasing my ethnic conscience. I really do think these are the best oatmeal raisin cookies ever without messing around. Back to the top of this Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Other Italian Cookie Recipes Almond Butter Cookies Amaretto Cookies Almond Cookie Recipe Anisette Cookies Apricot Bars Bourbon Ball Recipe Breakfast Cookie Recipe Brown Sugar Cookie Recipe Butterscotch Bars Cappuccino Cookies Caramel Cookie Recipe Cherry Chocolate Bars Chocolate Cookie Bars Chewy Ginger Cookies Chocolate Raisin Cookies Chocolate Macaroons Chocolate Mint Cookies Coconut Macaroon Cookies Coffee Brownies Cornflake Cookies Date Cookies Date Bars Eggnog Cookie Recipe Florentine Cookies Gingerbread Cookies Recipe Homemade Granola Recipe Italian Fig Cookies Italian Wedding Cookie Recipe Kourabiedes Lemon Cookie Recipe Lemon Shortbread Recipe Meringue Cookie Recipe Mint Brownie Recipe Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Orange Cookies Pizzelle Recipe Pumpkin Bars Ricotta Cheese Cookies Rum Ball Recipe Sesame Seed Cookies Sour Cream Cookies Superbowl Sunday is coming up! The best Italian Dessert Recipes for a party like this are ones that are: FAST Finger Foodish (not big hunky sticky globs of gooey-ness that get on your furniture) And freeze-aheads A couple of my favs for this are Cappucino Cookies (lots like choc chips but with a twist) Anisette Cookies (Always on the top 5) Rum Balls (Gingersnaps and Rum) Let's not for get the drinks to go with the beer that will be present! Check out my Italian drinks section for that. Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love! Contact Me Privacy Policy About
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