Description
Indulge in these classic oatmeal cookies that are chewy, sweet, and perfect with a glass of milk. Customize with your favorite mix-ins for a personalized treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup raisins or chocolate chips (optional)
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream Butter & Sugars: In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy.
- Add Eggs & Vanilla: Beat in eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla extract.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- Mix Wet & Dry: Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture until just combined.
- Add Oats & Extras: Fold in oats, and if desired, mix in raisins, chocolate chips, and nuts.
- Bake: Drop dough onto sheets and bake for 10–12 minutes until edges are golden.
- Cool & Enjoy: Let cookies cool on sheet before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- For chewier cookies, slightly underbake and finish on the tray.
- Swap raisins for dried cranberries or omit nuts if preferred.
- Cookies freeze well after baking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 95 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
