After my one week baking hiatus, a sudden oat cookie craving came over me (can I keep blaming pregnancy hormones for these cravings?) and I found this extremely highly rated recipe online. I have made different kinds of oat cookies before and it’s hard to go wrong with them. I knew we’d have all the ingredients on hand, perhaps with a little tweaking. And I knew these would be good… but they were actually amazing! My version contains almonds and I promise you they add something wonderful to both the taste and texture of these cookies. I have stored the miraculously-as-yet-uneaten cookies in an airtight container, and they still prove to be fabulous day after day as I go back for more. About a third of the cookie dough I froze (isn’t cookie dough awesome like that?) in an airtight container, so that when we have a last-minute guest, we’ll have freshly baked cookies in less than 15 minutes. This basic dough would be fabulous with any variety of dried fruit/nut/chocolate combinations. I am thinking about an M&M’s version already. Gah! Somebody stop me!
I am so pleased to finally meet you, perfect oat cookie!
PERFECT CHEWY OAT, RAISIN & ALMOND COOKIES
Prep Time: 15 Min, Cook Time: 11 Min, Makes: approx. 36
INGREDIENTS:
5 dl organic all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
250 g unsalted butter, softened
2.5 dl caster sugar
2.5 dl dark brown sugar, firmly packed
2 large organic, free range eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
7 dl organic oats (not instant)
3 dl raisins
100 g slivered almonds
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Mix flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder; set aside.
- Combine eggs, butter, vanilla and sugar with a mixer on low-speed.
- Increase speed to high to cream until fluffy and light in colour.
- Stir* the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until no flour is visible.
*Over mixing develops the gluten and will make the cookies tough - Add the oats, almonds and raisins and stir to incorporate.
- Scoop out approx. 2 tablespoons of dough for each cookie. Place a few centimeters apart on a non-stick baking sheet covered tray.
- Bake 11-13 minutes (on center rack), until golden, but still moist beneath cracks on top.
- Remove from oven. Let cookies sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
*Recipe adapted from one by Cuisine Magazine
*Cookies keep well in an airtight container for at least a few days
*Cookie dough may be frozen for later use
I know the feeling: ” ‘a kind of sweets’, but I am on diet, so I should be glad eating them”. That makes me furious! and unfortunately I noticed that these bad experiences wakes bad associations…
Lately I discovered delicious cookies (recipe on my blog) and now I can see – so did you 🙂 but you used another recipe that I did, so I am sure I will try yours 🙂
Have I seen the cookie recipe on your blog? Hmmm… curious! Will check it out! These are really good… I guess that oats, raisins and almonds are healthy, but the rest is doubtful 😉 I am sooo keen to try vegan/gluten free/sugar free baking. I don’t think I’ll ever lose my sweet tooth entirely, but I know there are ways to make versions of things I like (comfort foods, mostly!) healthier. I feel like that’s my next big cooking mission 😉 x
the big mission, indeed ;-). and probably not ‘impossible’ 🙂 and you’re right, there is such a recipe on my blog 😉 and you found it.
I think, that’s the great idea, to find recipes for not only healthy but also delicious cookies.
My sister sais that the healthy cakes/cookies can’t be tasty because these recipes cantain substitutes all unhealthy ingredients. the trick is to find an independent recipe that doesn’t pretend its archetype. good luck then 😉
it’s wonderful when you find that perfect recipe isn’t it!
ps, your balloon is so adorable!
Aw, thank you 🙂 And yes, it is! Especially when it’s one of those go-to recipes that will be used time and again 🙂
Oh yes, I could totally see an M&M version of these. And yes, you can definitely blame pregnancy hormones for these cravings! In fact, you can safely blame many things on them — there must be some benefits,don’t you think?
Thank you! And yes, there must be benefits (that’s what I keep telling myself every time I enter the kitchen 😉 )
These look delish! Can’t have enough recipes for a good oatmeal raisin cookie…yummy!
Thank you, Rachel! I agree! Bring ’em on ;)! I just read your “about me” post and I am not psychic, but I sense a bright future for you! All the best with your studies and baking dreams 🙂
Thanks for this cookie recipe with oats. By the way,did you know that oats is best for breastfeeding moms like me? PS… i love the layout of your blog!
Ah, thank you- I plan to make a few adjustments to it along the way, but I do think balloons are sweet 🙂 Indeed, oats are supposedly good for breastfeeding, right? That’s can be my new excuse for making them when my baby Cupcake arrives 😉
I could eat more than my fair share if these awesome delicious cookies 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Me too… and I do 😉 lol
The best to you 🙂 x
these look terrific!! – oat cookies are the best!
Lovely blog 🙂
Why, thank you :)! And they are so easy to bake/eat, aren’t they?!
Perfect cookies! They look delicious and are organic! Healthy : )
Aw, thank you! And thanks for the “healthy” tick too 😉 x
Oatmeal raisin cookies are probably my favorite. Right after a good ol’ chocolate chip cookie. And I love putting almonds in almost all my cookies hehe 🙂 I like that yours are organic too, makes it healthier and tasty as well!
Yes! That’s my order of cookie loving too ;)! I do think organic is better… and tastes better. If we can buy an organic alternative to any product, we do 🙂