Crisp on the edges and chewy in the middle, these Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are an absolute delight to eat. Using whole wheat flour makes these whole-grain oatmeal cookies a bit healthier, so you can go ahead and reach for a second without any guilt.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 11 · 11 medium-sized cookies
  • Category: Desserts, Sweets
  • Cuisine: American, World

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup raw sugar (- 60 grams or add white sugar)
  • ½ cup whole wheat flour (- 60 to 70 grams)
  • ⅓ cup butter (- cold & unsalted, 50 grams)
  • ½ cup rolled oats (- 60 grams or add quick cooking oats)
  • 2 tablespoons golden raisins
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons milk (- cold or chilled, add as required)
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder ((ground cinnamon))
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract (⅛ teaspoon vanilla essence)

Method

Preparation

  1. Take the sugar in a grinder jar or coffee-grinder.
  2. Powder finely. Keep aside.If you prefer, you can use ⅓ cup + 2 tablespoons of store-bought powdered sugar or confectioner’s sugar or castor sugar.
  3. Grease a pan or tray with some butter and keep aside. Also preheat oven at 180° C (356° F) for 15 minutes.Heat both the top and bottom heating elements of your oven or OTG.

Making oatmeal cookie dough

  1. Take whole wheat flour and cold unsalted butter in a mixing bowl.
  2. With a knife or pastry cutter, cut the butter in flour and make a bread crumb like texture in flour.
  3. You can also use your fingertips to mix the cold butter in the flour till the mixture resembles a bread crumb like texture. Alternatively a stand mixer also can be deployed. If the butter starts melting, then keep the mixture in the fridge for 20 to 30 minutes.
  4. Then add the powdered sugar or confectioner's sugar, cinnamon powder and vanilla extract.
  5. Next add rolled oats or quick cooking oats and 2 tablespoons golden raisins. Mix again well.
  6. Now add 2 to 4 tablespoons chilled (cold) milk in parts.
  7. Mix and bring the mixture together so that it binds into a dough. Do not knead.
  8. Just add enough milk in parts to mix and bind the mixture very well. The cookie dough will be sticky.

Making oatmeal cookies

  1. Now scoop out the dough with a tablespoon or any spoon.
  2. Place the scooped dough on the greased baking tray. Keep some space of about 1.5 to 2 inches between the cookies.
  3. Make cookies this way with the entire cookie dough. While working on the cookies, do note that the dough is sticky.
  4. Now gently press the top of each oatmeal cookie with a spatula just to even it and make it smooth.
  5. Place the cookie tray in the preheated oven in the center rack of an OTG or a regular oven.
  6. Bake the cookies at 180° C (356° F) for 12 to 14 minutes or till the cookies become light golden.
  7. Do not over bake them or make them too much golden as then oatmeal cookies will become hard. A way to test is with a spoon or fork press the top of the cookie. It should not create any impression on it.
  8. Remove the tray from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 2 to 3 minutes.
  9. Then using oven mitts and a spatula remove the cookie and place them on a wired rack.
  10. Once cooled then store oatmeal cookies in an airtight jar. Serve these chewy oatmeal raisin cookies with milk or tea or coffee.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.