Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

 

On my quest to find the BEST chewy oatmeal raisin cookies on the planet I have made many, many, MANY different recipes. Some have been good, some have been bad, some have been just plain odd.

My Above Average Oatmeal Cookies have been my go-to recipe for years because of how yummy they taste but the texture wasn't my favorite.

Then I made a few alterations to one of the recipes in our mother's ancient cookbook pile, and came up with these bad boys.

I think *gasp* I may have found my new go-to oatmeal raisin cookie.

It's not quite the cookie nirvana I was looking for BUT it is amazing.

Crispy on the outside.

Chewy on the inside.

Cinnamony and raisiny.

It is justthisclose to being perfect.

 

 

Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

 

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temp

1 1/3 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup sour cream

2 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

pinch salt

3 cups oats

1 cup raisins

1/2 cup coconut, fine

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and sour cream and vanilla until well combined.

In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.

Beat dry ingredients into wet ingredients.

Using a wooden spoon, stir in oats, raisins, and coconut. Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.

Chill dough at least 15 minutes. (You can chill the dough before you scoop it out if you prefer.)

Bake at 350 for 10 - 12 minutes. (15 minutes for larger cookies) The edges and bottoms will be golden brown.

Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.

I used a large cookie scoop and got 28 cookies. I also baked mine for 15 minutes.

 

 

I think I might make these again with chocolate chips or butterscotch chips instead of the raisins.

Or...just make them again with raisins because...

well...

because I don't really need a reason.

Cookies make me happy.

 

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