High Altitude Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipes

OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES AND THE BEST MOTHERS DAY PRESENT EVER

Steps:

• Combine beaten eggs, raisins and vanilla extract in a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand for one hour. *DON'T SKIP THIS STEP- IT'S THE SECRET TO THESE AWESOME COOKIES!
• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
• In a small bowl, sift the flour, salt, cinnamon, and soda together; set aside.
• Cream the butter and both sugars together.
• Add flour mixture to butter and sugar and mix well. Dough will be stiff.
• Slowly add the egg/raisin mixture and mix until fully incorporated.
• Stir in oatmeal and pecans if using.
• Bake cookies on cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool completely.

TROUT DALE OATMEAL-RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Pan preparation:
• Line the cookie sheets with baking parchment or nonstick mats or coat with butter or nonstick vegetable spray.
• Cookies:
• Divide oven into thirds and preheat to 350°F.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• In a large bowl, using a sturdy spoon, or in the bowl of an electric mixer, preferably with a paddle attachment, beat the butter until soft and creamy, then beat in both sugars. Scrape down the bowl and beater, if using, and beat until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla and scrape down the bowl again.
• Stirring slowly, or with the mixer on the lowest speed, gradually work in the flour mixture, then the oats and raisins. The dough will feel very stiff. (You can make the dough ahead, cover, and refrigerate for several hours.)
• Drop the dough onto the prepared cookie sheets by the heaping tablespoon, placing the cookies about 2 inches apart. Bake 12 to 16 minutes (or for the time indicated for your altitude in the chart), or until the cookies are golden brown; the longer they bake, the crisper they will be.
• Cool the cookies on a wire rack. If the cookies were baked on parchment or a baking mat, simply slide it off the cookie sheet onto the wire rack to cool. When the cookies are completely cool, store them in an airtight container.
• Cooks' Note
• If you are baking the cookies at high altitude, follow the adjustments below.
• If baking at 3,000 feet:
• Decrease granulated sugar to ¾ cup. Bake on the center rack of your oven at 350°F for 12-13 minutes.
• If baking at 5,000 feet:
• Increase flour to 1½ cups plus 1½ tablespoons. Decrease baking soda to a generous ¼ teaspoon. Increase salt to a generous 1 teaspoon. Decrease granulated sugar to ¾ cup. Increase vanilla extract to 1½ teaspoons. Bake on the center rack of your oven at 350°F for 13-15 minutes.
• If baking at 7,000 feet:
• Increase flour to 1½ cups plus 1 tablespoon. Decrease baking soda to ¼ teaspoon. Increase salt to a generous 1 teaspoon. Decrease granulated sugar to ¾ cup. Increase vanilla extract to 1½ teaspoons. Bake on the center rack of your oven at 350°F for 10-12 minutes.
• If baking at 10,000 feet:
• Increase flour to 1½ cups plus 2 tablespoons. Decrease baking soda to ¼ teaspoon. Decrease salt to a ¾ teaspoon. Decrease granulated sugar to ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons. Increase vanilla extract to 2 teaspoons. Bake on the center rack of your oven at 350°F for 12-15 minutes.

HIGH ALTITUDE HOMEMADE OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, add eggs and with a whisk or fork, beat the eggs well. Stir in raisins and vanilla and let stand for one hour, in the refrigerator covered with plastic wrap.
• Cream together butter and sugars. Add flour, salt, cinnamon and soda to sugar mixture. Mix well. Blend in egg-raisin mixture, oatmeal, and chopped nuts. I used my stand mixer for this step.
• Dough will be stiff.
• Drop by heaping teaspoons onto uncreased cookie sheet or roll into small balls and flatten slightly on cookie sheet.
• Bake 350 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

GRANDMA'S OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice and cloves; stir into the sugar mixture until well blended. Mix in the rolled oats alternately with the milk. Finally, stir in the raisins. Drop by heaping spoonfuls 3 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 11 minutes, or until edges are golden and tops are dry. Cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute before removing to cool on wire racks.

VANISHING OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
• Add oats and raisins; mix well.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.