These Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are soft and chewy, loaded with oats, plump raisins, and cinnamon. They stay soft in the middle with golden brown slightly crunchy edges. These small batch cookies are easy to make, so delicious, and ready in just 30 minutes!
¼cupunsalted butter(room temperature, do NOT melt)
¼cupdark brown sugar(packed)
⅛cupgranulated sugar
1egg yolk
1teaspoonvanilla extract
⅓cupall-purpose flour
¼teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonbaking soda
¼teaspoonground cinnamon
⅛teaspoonnutmeg
⅛teaspoonground cardamom
¾cupold fashioned rolled oats(not instant)
½cupraisins
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, use the paddle attachment and mix the room temperature butter until creamy. Do NOT melt the butter first.
Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar and mix until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Mix in the egg yolk until fully incorporated.
Then, mix in the vanilla extract.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom.
Set the mixer on low speed, and slowly add the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
Stir in the oats and raisins just until mixed in.
Scoop out the dough using a cookie scoop and place them onto the prepared cookie sheet, leaving at least 2 inches between each cookie.
Bake about 12 - 15 minutes until cookie edges turn golden brown.
Cool on the baking sheet about 2 minutes, and then cool completely on a wire rack.
Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
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Notes
Let the butter come to room temperature before making this recipe. Do not melt the butter in a microwave. The texture will not come out right if it's melted even a little.