Super Loaded Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

LOADED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually stir into creamed mixture. Stir in oats, chocolate chips, coconut and pecans. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 13-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately remove to a wire rack.

LOADED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Prepare a 17.5-ounce package oatmeal cookie mix as the label directs, but substitute 1/2 cup applesauce for the butter or oil and add 1/4 cup wheat germ and 1 cup each chopped mixed nuts, dried fruit and shredded coconut to the batter.

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.

SUPER-SIZE OATMEAL & RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F with an oven rack in the center position.
• Spread the oatmeal on a baking sheet and toast them for 15 minutes, stirring them frequently, until they are pale gold in color. Let the oats cool before using.
• Reset the oven to 350°F.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the shortening until it is soft.
• Beat in the brown sugar and granulated sugar, beating after each addition until the mixture is fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and allspice.
• Stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture.
• Stir in the cooled oats and the raisins and mix well.
• Use a 1/3 cup measure as a scoop and level the top of the dough.
• Place the mound of dough on a greased baking sheet or on parchment paper.
• Flatten it slightly with the palm of your hand to about 5 inches in diameter.
• Repeat with the remaining dough, leaving at least 2 inches between cookies after flattening.
• With the flat of a knife blade, push the dough inward to to make a neat edge if it has spread unevenly.
• Bake the cookies in the center of the preheated oven for 18 - 20 minutes, until they are firm to the touch and lightly browned around the edges.
• Cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes, or until they are firm enough to be removed to a wire rack.

LOADED OATMEAL COOKIES (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease cookie sheets. With electric mixer cream together butter, shortening and sugar in a bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and beat until mixture is light in color. Add buttermilk (it will appear a little curdled at this stage, don't worry).
• Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg,cinnamon, cloves and allspice; stir into creamed mixture. Stir in oatmeal, raisins, walnuts and vanilla, blending well. (Dough will be soft and sticky).
• Drop by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet. (I use a small cookie dough scoop that looks like an ice cream scoop--makes this job easy and ensures uniformly rounded cookies).
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Oven temperatures and size of cookies you make vary, so check your first batch at least by 9 to 10 minutes.
• For Brown Butter Glaze: In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, then continue to cook, stirring occasionally until butter is a golden brown.
• Remove pan from heat and stir in the powdered sugar and vanilla. Stir in enough water to make the icing of drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm cookies.
• *Cook's Note: Paula Deen's original recipe calls for 3 cups of sifted powdered sugar. I found that to be too much. I also found it easier to bake all of the cookies and line them up closely on cooling rack, then make glaze and drizzle cookies all at one time. You get a more consistent glaze this way as it tends to harden as it cools.