Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipes

Oatmeal and Raisin Breakfast Cookies

These breakfast cookies are just as good as a big bowl of oatmeal, just as healthy, and much quicker. They can be taken with you to have with coffee mid-morning if you're not a breakfast person. Children like the idea of having a big cookie for breakfast to go with milk or hot chocolate. They are super-easy to make too.

Ingredients:

• 1 Box Duncan Hines Yellow Cake Mix
• 1/3 cup Mazola corn oil
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup applesauce (sweetened or unsweetened)
• 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 3 cups quick-cooking oatmeal

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and add corn oil and melted butter. Mix until nice and thick. Add applesauce, cinnamon, and half the cake mix. Stir the cake mix in well, then add the other half box of cake mix and stir that in. Add raisins and nuts, if using. Mix everything together. Stir in the oatmeal. The dough is going to be very thick.

If it seems too thick to work with, add 2 Tbsp. applesauce or more. Some oatmeal takes up a lot more moisture than others. Cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about an hour.

I love using parchment paper, and I can use it over and over while I'm baking in one session. That's usually about 8 pans of cookies, then I throw it away. It's done its job very well.

For these breakfast cookies, I use about 2/3 cup of dough for each and with lightly floured hands, pat them out to almost an inch thick and 4 inches around or a little more.

They don't spread much. I bake them at 350 degrees F for about 15-20 minutes. The cookies are going to still be pretty soft even after they've cooled on a wire rack. Do not allow them to over-brown. When completely cool, place them in an airtight container and refrigerate.

When ready to eat or wrap to take with you, place one in the microwave for about 30 seconds at full power. I wrap it in a paper towel, and it's ready to eat right from the paper or pop it into a little plastic bag.

The same dough works just fine for regular-sized cookies. Make them whatever size you like, bake them on parchment at 375 degrees F for 10-12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Servings:	Lots
Time:	Less than 10 Minutes Preparation Time 15-20 Minutes Cooking Time

Source: I was in a hurry to get all the cookies baked one day, and decided to make some extra-large ones. The children loved them for breakfast and told me it was the same thing as eating a bowl of oatmeal. I had to agree. We've been making Oatmeal-Raisin Breakfast Cookies ever since.

By pookarina from Boca Raton, FL

Salted Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These are the best oatmeal raisin cookies ever!

Approximate Time: 45 minutes

Yield: About 4 dozen

Ingredients:

• 2 stick butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 cups old fashion oats, uncooked
• 1 cup raisins
• 1-2 tsp Kosher Salt

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Beat together butter, sugar, and brown sugar until creamy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; mix well.
5. Add flour mixture to creamed butter mixture; combine well.
6. Add oats and raisins, mixing to combine.
7. Drop by spoonfuls (or use a cookie dough scoop) onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle a small pinch of Kosher Salt on top of each dough ball.
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute then transfer to a wire rack.

By lalala...

Oatmeal Apple Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 ripe bananas
• 2 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 3/4 tsp. sea salt
• 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oatmeal
• 1 cup raisins

Directions

Mash bananas and beat with a fork until pureed. Add applesauce, egg whites and vanilla. Stir in soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour and oatmeal. Mix well. Add raisins and mix. Drop tablespoons of batter onto cookie sheet and flatten with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes. Makes approximately 36 cookies.

Source: This is my husband's recipe. We were looking for a healthy snack for our kids - and us!

By Angie from Oakland, MS

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup raisins
• 3 cups uncooked oats

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix first 6 ingredients until smooth. Add flour, soda, and salt. Mix well. Mix in the remaining ingredients. Drop by teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet. Shape and flatten with fork. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA