Rain.
More rain.
Windy and Cold.
I’m not outside pulling weeds, mowing the lawn, taking long walks or running. I’m too big of a wimp to do all that in the rain and the cold and the wind. My house is cold, so I figured I might as well heat up the kitchen by making COOKIES. I tried a new recipe today from Cuisine Magazine. The ingredient list is pretty much the same as most Oatmeal Cookies, but even slight variations can make quite a difference. I was quite impressed. They are crisp on the outside and chewy in the middle. My sweet hubbie even ate two of them. That’s saying something!
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The true test is:
What do they taste like the next day?
If they remain chewy . . . they pass my test.
Update: Nice and chewy . . . even on the 3rd day!
I will let you know . . . when I know. If you want a cookie that bakes up pretty, then you’ll love this Oatmeal Cookie. I actually have to split the dough in half and only add chocolate chips to part of the dough. I love chocolate chips, but my sweet half . . . does not!
FYI: Growing up, my Mom and I rarely made chocolate chip cookies. My DAD didn’t like Chocolate Chips. I would always mutter to my Dad . . . “When I get married, I’m marrying a man who likes Chocolate Chip Cookies!”
Guess what? I didn’t!!!!! ugggg.
My Dad just laughs and says . . . “Smart Man you married!”
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CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES
Adapted from Cuisine Magazine
Ingredients
- 2 cups sifted all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Cream Wet ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Stir in
- 2 1/2 cups oatmeal
- 1 1/2 cups raisins
- 1 cup chocolate chips (opt)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Whisk dry ingredients; set aside.
- Combine wet ingredients with a hand mixer on low.
- To cream, increase speed to high and beat until fluffy and the color lightens.
- Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until no flour is visible.
- (Over mixing develops the gluten, making a tough cookie.) Now add the oats and raisins; stir to incorporate.
- Drop balls of dough two inches apart onto baking sheet.
- Bake 11 to 13 minutes until golden or until done. *My cookies baked for 12 min.
- Let cookies rest on wire rack to cool.
by Get Off Your Butt and BAKE
Rachel - I just made a batch – these are so delicious!! Thanks for posting the recipe.March 10, 2012 – 9:29 pm
Raeanna - Made these tonight…delish! The hubby doesn’t like raisins, so half the batch I scratched the raisins:) Loving your blog:)January 26, 2012 – 9:02 pm
Jonna - Old fashioned or quick oats work just fine. I used quick in this cookie.September 4, 2011 – 4:04 pm
Jackie - Hi
What kind of oats did you use, old fashioned rolled oats or quick cooking oats.September 1, 2011 – 1:36 am
Kristi - Jonna, I wish I was more like your husband and could stop at only 2 cookies. Not me, I would have a dozen!:) Thank you for the great cookie recipe. I am excited to try them. I will make both my son and my hubby extremely happy with these cookies. Also, I love the cooking site that you passed on to us. Thanks for the good find! You are amazing!!! One of these days we will get a week without rain and life will be good! But really, I can not believe that we are only 3 weeks away from July 4th holiday and we are still wearing jackets. Sooooo crazy.June 11, 2011 – 9:32 pm
Rumana Rawat - Congrats.. i have no words to say . what a lovely blog u have.. great space:)June 11, 2011 – 10:48 am
Tracy - We live on oatmeal chocolate chip cookies…can I just say how completely odd it seems to have a man who doesn’t like sweet stuff. Really just odd.
June 10, 2011 – 10:56 pm
Cyndy - You’re photos are AMAZING Jonna. Love oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.June 10, 2011 – 6:56 pm
Aimee - Those look beautiful! I on the other hand married a chocolate chip cookie SNOB. I spent the first 5 years of marriage perfecting the chocolate chip cookie, which I think we did! Crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside. Although, my kids have turned into chocolate chip cookie snobs now too. Help me!
I personally would rather have an oatmeal raisin cookie, love the idea of putting chocolate chips in it! Thanks for sharing,
AimeeJune 10, 2011 – 7:02 am