5 from 80 votes
Easy Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe
Easy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies combine softened butter with brown and white sugars, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, oats, and raisins. The dough is scooped into rounds and baked until cookies have a slightly crisp edge with a tender center. These cookies offer chewy texture from oats and sweet bursts from raisins, making an accessible classic cookie for everyday enjoyment.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Total Time
22 mins
Servings:
30
cookies
Calories:
153 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened, + 6 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt optional
- 3 cups quick oats or old fashioned oats
- 1 cup raisins
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Add butter and sugars to a stand mixer and beat until cream. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
- In a separate bowl mix together the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and mix well. Add the flour to the sugar mixture and stir. Add oats and raisins and mix until combined.
- Use cookie scoop to scoop out dough onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove to wire rack and let cool.
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Notes
- At high altitudes, increase the flour to 1 3/4 cups and bake as directed for best results.
- Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature to preserve freshness.
- Cookie dough balls can be frozen in zip-top bags and baked directly from frozen, adding a minute or two to baking time.
Nutrition Information
Calories
153kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
23g
(8%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
84mg
(4%)
Potassium
87mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
184IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 153
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 153kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 84mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 87mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 184IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.