How to Make the Best Oatmeal Cookies
Warm cookies fresh from the oven are the perfect winter treat. Shared below is a recipe for the best oatmeal cookies! They taste like a cozy, blanket wrapped afternoon and make your home smell deliciously of vanilla, cinnamon, and cloves.
Ingredients
- 3 Eggs beaten
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Raisins
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- 1 cup White sugar
- 1 cup Unsalted butter softened
- 2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Cloves
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 2 cups Old-fashioned rolled oats
Instructions
- Prepare the raisins by soaking them in the vanilla and egg for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream the butter and sugars until soft and fluffy.
- Sift the flour, spices, baking soda, and baking powder into the creamed butter mixture.
- Stir in the raisin mixture and the rolled oats. Mix well.
- Use a cookie scoop to transfer the dough onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Do not overcook.
- Cool for 5–10 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to a cooling rack. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1-week.
