I don’t know what the weather is like right now where you are, but here it is COLD. I’m talking -26 degrees C cold. Freeze your butt off cold. But, call me crazy, I love this kind of winter weather in January… It makes me feel like baking and nesting! So how about a cookie recipe to beat the cold weather! Nothing like cookies to make a house cozy!
This recipe is out from the archives…they are so good they needed another post! 😉
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg (Optional: I leave this out. I hate nutmeg.)
- 1 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup raisins, chopped
- 3 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In another bowl cream the butter and sugars together.
- Add the eggs one at a time. Combine until creamy and smooth.
- Add vanilla.
- Add the flour mix to the butter mix. Combine.
- Add the oats.
- Add the chopped raisins.
- Bake for 6-9 minutes. The less time baking, the softer the cookie.
Recipe from Joy of Cooking
Tips!
- If you have raisins around that have seen better days (that is, if they are kind of old and really dried out), you can boil them in a little bit of water for about 1-2 minutes. Set them aside to cool, then drain the water. Chop them up and proceed with the recipe.
- This recipe works best with old fashioned rolled oats. I have used instant oats and they turned out well too. Cookies with the old fashioned oats make a chunkier cookie, and cookies with the instant oats make a more chewy cookie.
- You can add chocolate chips to this recipe if you wish!
Chewy. Soft. Sweet. Yummy.
Stay warm!
15 Comments
Loveforfood
January 16, 2012 at 3:49 PMI must try that
North of Wiarton & South of the Checkerboard
January 16, 2012 at 4:31 PMGood thing to be doing inside when it is so cold out, brrr. However the Sun is out in full force which is such a wonderful bonus.
Amber - Binkertation
January 16, 2012 at 4:38 PMThis sounds delicious – definitely on my to bake list for the week and I’ll be taking your suggestion of adding chocolate chips! 😉
Leslie's Garden
January 16, 2012 at 9:41 PMYum! I haven’t had any sugar for 12 days! Those look so wonderful!
Full Circle Creations
January 17, 2012 at 12:06 AMThey look delicious! I think I’m gonna have to try them out!
Holly
The Southern Product Queen
January 17, 2012 at 8:38 PMLove this post! I’m having a linky party, and would love for you to join! Here is the link http://www.thesouthernproductqueen.com/one-stop-shoppe-linky-party-3 Thanks for sharing!!!
Heather McMullin
January 18, 2012 at 6:55 PMI would love for you to link this recipe up to my Famous Linkz Party! http://www.made-famous-by.com
Hugs,
Heather aka Made Famous By
Tabitha (a.k.a. Penny)
January 21, 2012 at 9:40 PMWhat a classic recipes! Thanks for linking it up with us at Weekend Potluck. We really love having you there.
I’m pinning this with hopes that it will bring you a big traffic boost!
Mique
January 27, 2012 at 6:44 AMYummmmm my favorite. Thanks for linking up to my Pity Party! I’m featuring you tomorrow. xo
moonsword
September 15, 2012 at 4:25 PMohgoodgolly I’m hopelessly fixated on that yumful stack of cookies! I must try these…thanks so much for sharing!
Kaytee
December 6, 2012 at 8:43 AMAny idea what kind of adjustments I should make for high altitude? I’m in Vail at 8,100 feet.
Thanks!
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July 16, 2014 at 6:06 PMI just made these tonight. I am 9 months pregnant and they hit the spot! I am definitely keeping this recipe!!
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July 18, 2014 at 8:20 AMYay! I’m so happy you liked these…they’re one of my faves too!
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