Great American Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

GRANDMOTHER'S OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat eggs, and stir in raisins and vanilla. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in raisins and eggs, then stir in oats and walnuts. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool on wire racks.

THE BEST OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the eggs, raisins, and vanilla. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture and stir until all of the dry ingredients are absorbed. Next, stir in the egg and raisin mixture, then stir in the rolled oats and pecans. Dough will be stiff. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an unprepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool 5 minutes on the baking sheet before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

THE OATIEST OATMEAL COOKIES EVER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spread the oats into a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, about 20 minutes. Cool the oats for 2 to 3 minutes on the sheet. Grind 8 ounces of the toasted oats in a food processor until they have the consistency of whole-wheat flour, about 3 minutes. Add the baking powder, cinnamon and salt to the food processor and pulse 2 to 3 times to combine. Set aside.
• Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Combine the butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix on medium speed using the paddle attachment until light in color, about 3 minutes. Stop once to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Reduce the mixer speed to the lowest speed and add the vanilla extract and egg. Mix to combine. Slowly add the flour mixture until just combined. Stop once to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the remaining toasted oats and the raisins, if using, and mix to combine.
• Scoop the dough with a 1 1/2-tablespoon disher onto the baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between each mound. Bake until the cookies begin to brown around the edges, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through. Cool on the sheets for 2 minutes, and then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.

GREAT-GRANDMA'S OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in water. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to creamed mixture, and mix well. Stir in oats, raisins and walnuts. , On a surface sprinkled with additional sugar, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter in desired shapes. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 12-15 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

GREAT AMERICAN OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix sugar, shortening, milk, eggs, and vanilla, Batter will be slightly lumpy. Add in flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Batter will smooth out with the addition of flour. Add oatmeal.
• Drop in round teaspoons on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.

GREAT AMERICAN COOKIE DOMINO COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of your standing mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy and light in color (1 minute). Add eggs one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla.
• With the mixer set on low speed, slowly add flour mixture until it is completely mixed inches Fold in white chocolate chunks.
• Scoop with a large cookie scoop onto prepared baking sheets, 3 inches apart. Bake for about 9 minutes, or until edges are just set. Middles will not look done, they will set upon cooling.

APPLE-OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F In a medium bowl, combine oats, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• Stir to combine.
• Stir in raisins and apples.
• In a large bowl, combine egg, honey, oil and milk.
• Stir in dry ingredients.
• Mix to form a smooth batter.
• Drop batter onto ungreased baking sheets, using a rounded teaspoon of dough for each cookies, leaving 2 inches between.
• Dip fingers into water.
• Press dough down to about 1 1/2-inch diameter Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly golden Remove sheet from oven.
• Transfer cookies to cooling rack.