Our Best Oatmeal Cookies
Our best oatmeal cookies are easy and healthy and exactly what you want, whether chewy or crispy, and made with whichever ingredients you want to include, sorta like a Choose Your Own Adventure book. We're talking way beyond raisins, chocolate chips, and peanut butter.
Equipment
- Decision-making prowess
Ingredients
- Fat, (see below)
- Sugar, (see below)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Spice, (see below)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- Flavoring, (see below)
- Flour, (see below)
- 3 cups regular rolled oats or quick rolled oats
- 1 cup Stir-Ins, (see below; optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grab a couple baking sheets.
- In a large bowl, beat the Fat with a stand mixer or a handheld electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the Sugar, baking soda, Spice, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl every once in a while. Beat in the eggs and Flavoring. Beat in as much of the Flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining Flour and the oats. Stir in your Stir-Ins, if desired.
- Drop the dough by rounded teaspoons, tablespoons, or 1/4-cup measures on baking sheets, spacing them 2 to 3 inches apart.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes for rounded teaspoons or tablespoons or 12 to 14 minutes for 1/4-cup or cookie-scoop portions, or until the cookies are lightly browned and the centers appear set. Cool on the baking sheets for 2 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool to room temperature.
Notes
MAKE-IT-YOURS
Fat Choices (Choose Just One) 2 sticks (8 ounces | 227 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature (Note: Cookies made with all butter tend to be thin and crisp.) 1 stick (4 ounces | 113 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature, and 1/2 cup (92 g) shortening 1 stick (4 ounces | 113 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature, and 1/2 cup peanut butterSugar Choices (Choose Just One) 1 1/2 cups (320 g) packed light brown sugar 1 cup (213 g) packed light brown sugar and 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar 1 cup granulated sugar (100 g) and 1/2 cup molasses (add 1/4 cup additional all-purpose flour) 1 cup granulated sugar (100 g) and 1/2 cup (170 g) honey Spice Choices (Choose Just One) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon apple pie spice 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice Flavoring Choices (Choose Just One) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract 1/2 teaspoon maple extract Flour Choices (Choose Just One) 1 1/2 cups (200 g) all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour blend 3/4 cup (100 g) all-purpose flour and 3/4 cup (98 g) whole-wheat flour 1 cup (135 g) all-purpose flour and 1/2 cup oat bran 1 1/4 cups (170 g) all-purpose flour and 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ Stir-In Choices (Choose 1/2 to 1 cup any of the following) Raisins or snipped dried apricots or dried red cherries or other mixed dried fruit Semisweet or milk chocolate, chips or chopped White chocolate, chips or chopped Butterscotch chips Peanut butter-flavor baking pieces Flaked coconut Chopped toasted pecans, walnuts, or other nuts
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 108mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g