Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe
If you are looking for the best old fashioned oatmeal raisin cookies recipe, there is no need to look any further! This recipe was passed down to me and now I’m sharing it with you!
When my boys were growing up, we would visit family in the mountains of Arkansas at least once a year. They lived deep into the mountains where street maintenance ends and they maintained their own mountain roads.
The kids loved going to Arkansas to see their great aunt because she always had these old fashioned oatmeal cookies ready for them. They would eat their bellies full of oatmeal cookies the entire week were there. She knew the boys didn’t like raisins so she always made sure there were oatmeal cookies without raisins.
Before leaving from our first visit, I asked if she would share the recipe so I could make the cookies for the boys back home and she shared the recipe with me. It’s a simple recipe and the oatmeal cookies are perfect sweetness and texture. I know you will love them as much as we do!
How to Make Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe from Scratch
The ingredients and directions listed below walk you through making these easy old fashion oatmeal raisin cookies. If you want to change the flavor of these cookies, you can make them without raisins or add chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts, etc.), chocolate chips, or even coconut. The options are truly endless!
This recipe will make 24 cookies. If you need extra, simply double or triple the recipe to enjoy these amazing butter cookies.
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookie Ingredients
- 1/4 cup shortening, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cups quick oats, uncooked
Optional Add-Ins
- Raisins (this is what I used)
- Chopped Nuts (pecans, walnuts, etc.)
- Chocolate Chips
- Coconut
Other Items Needed
- Stand mixer
- Parchment paper
- Baking sheet
- Cookie scoop
How to Make Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix shortening, sugars, egg, water, and vanilla together in a stand mixer until creamy.
- Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together in a separate bowl.
- Add the dry sifted mixture into the stand mixer with the creamed mixture and mix well.
- Stir in the quick oats until well combined.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop the cookie mixture on the parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes.
Notes:
For optional add ins, you can use 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups for any of the options.
Be sure to get the printable recipe below and pin this recipe for later!
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe
Equipment
- baking sheet
- Cookie scoop
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup shortening softened
- 1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cups quick oats uncooked
Optional Add-Ins
- Raisins this is what I used
- Chopped Nuts pecans, walnuts, etc.
- Chocolate Chips
- Coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla together in a stand mixer until creamy.
- Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together in a separate bowl.
- Add the dry sifted mixture into the stand mixer with the creamed mixture and mix well.
- Stir in the quick oats until well combined.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop the cookie mixture on the parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes.
