Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
This vegetarian builds rolled oats and raisins into an easy meal you can have ready in about 65 minutes. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and whisk. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 180 C and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream the softened butter with the brown and granulated sugars using a beater or wooden spoon for 2 to 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla until the mixture is smooth and fully combined.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, then stir this into the wet mixture until just combined without overmixing.
- Fold in the oats and raisins until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the lined sheets, spacing them about 5 cm apart, and flatten each slightly.
- Bake for 11 to 13 minutes until the edges are golden but the centres still look soft, then let the cookies cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a rack.
You'll use: Oven · Whisk · Baking sheet
Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Brown Sugar
- white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
Tips & common questions
How long does Oatmeal Raisin Cookies take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 12 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (¾ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Oatmeal Raisin Cookies vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Oatmeal Raisin cookie.jpg by Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.