Best Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
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Best Oatmeal Cookies

By: Peggy Pelot 
"An oatmeal cookie with raisins and walnuts, spiced with a little cinnamon."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (34)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
12 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup margarine
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 1/2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, white sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy .Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, stir into the creamed mixture. Fold in the oatmeal, raisins and walnuts. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
  3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 114 | Total Fat: 5.9g | Cholesterol: 9mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 3, 2003 by JEANNETTE2121   view full review
The key is, ADD MORE OATS!!!! Geez people... if you don't use walmust or rasins, you MUST...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2005 by need4speed   view full review
This recipe is the worst I have ever used. It should be pulled from here so other people don't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by KIP7777777   view full review
I like this recipe but I used a trick taught to me by a danish grandmother. I take 3 eggs and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 4, 2004 by LYNNCAMP   view full review
I will not ever make these cookies again. They were tasty but they were very spread out and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2003 by TREE1   view full review
cookies were thin and crispy, not what I expected! I had to add moreflour, then wasted onehalf...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2005 by Billie-Jo   view full review
I will never use this recipe again.
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2007 by Frog_blunder   view full review
Horrible results, they don't cook all the way in the middle and they burn on the edges. They...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2003 by BINGOCRAZY46   view full review
these are a very easy and fast cookie. Chewy and taste just like my moms when I was a little...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2011 by Tanner99   view full review
They stick to the pan and they fall apart and they don't cook in the middle.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2002 by KAREN INGRAHAM   view full review
Excellent recipe for oatmeal cookies. They taste great and are quick and easy to make.

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