Introduction
These Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are a classic homemade treat made with quick oats, brown sugar, white sugar, raisins, cinnamon, and a rich shortening-based dough. 🍪❤️
This recipe makes 60 cookies, making it perfect for sharing with family, bringing to gatherings, or simply keeping a generous batch ready for whenever a sweet treat is wanted.
The combination of brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and raisins gives these cookies a wonderfully familiar homemade character, while the quick oats provide the hearty texture that makes oatmeal cookies so satisfying. ✨🍇
Ingredients 🧾🍪
- 🧈 1 1/2 cups Crisco
- 🤎 2 cups brown sugar
- 🤍 1 cup sugar
- 🥚 2 eggs
- 💧 1/2 cup water
- 🌼 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 🌾 6 cups uncooked quick oats
- 🌾 2 1/2 cups flour
- 🧂 2 teaspoons salt
- 🥄 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 🪵 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 🍇 1 1/2 cups raisins
Optional Variations
For variety, the recipe also suggests adding:
- 🥜 Nuts
- 🍫 Chocolate chips
- 🥥 Coconut
Instructions 👩🍳
1. Preheat the oven 🔥
Heat the oven to 350°F.
Prepare your baking pans for the cookies.
2. Make the creamy mixture 🧈🤎
Place the Crisco, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, water, and vanilla together.
Beat the mixture until it becomes creamy.
This creates the rich base of the cookie dough and combines the shortening, sugars, eggs, water, and vanilla into one smooth mixture.
3. Combine the dry ingredients 🌾🧂
In a separate step, combine the remaining ingredients:
- Quick oats
- Flour
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Cinnamon
- Raisins
Mix these ingredients together so they are evenly distributed.
4. Add the dry mixture 🍪
Add the combined remaining ingredients to the creamy mixture.
Mix everything together until the cookie dough is properly combined.
5. Prepare the cookies 🥄
Portion the cookie dough onto the prepared baking pans.
Arrange the cookies with enough room for them to bake properly.
6. First bake 🔥
Place the pans in the 350°F oven and bake for 11 minutes.
7. Rotate the pans 🔄
After 11 minutes, rotate the pans:
- Move them from front to back.
- Move the pan from the top rack to the bottom rack, and the other pan from the bottom rack to the top.
This helps change their position in the oven during baking.
8. Continue baking 🍪
Bake for another 4 minutes.
After those additional 4 minutes, check the cookies to see whether they are done.
9. Cool and enjoy ❤️
Once finished, allow the cookies to cool before serving.
The recipe makes approximately 60 cookies, giving you plenty to enjoy and share. 🍪🍪🍪
Methods 👩🍳✨
🔥 Preheat — Heat the oven to 350°F.
🧈 Beat — Beat the Crisco, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, water, and vanilla until creamy.
🌾 Combine — Mix together the quick oats, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and raisins.
🥣 Mix — Add the combined ingredients to the creamy mixture and mix.
🍪 Bake — Bake for 11 minutes.
🔄 Rotate — Rotate the pans from front to back and switch their positions between the top and bottom racks.
🔥 Finish — Bake for another 4 minutes, then check for doneness.
❤️ Cool & Share — Let the cookies cool and enjoy the batch.
History 🍪🤎
Oatmeal cookies have become a classic style of homemade cookie, particularly loved for their hearty oats and comforting combination of spices and sweet ingredients.
Oatmeal raisin cookies bring together two especially familiar ingredients: oats and raisins. Cinnamon and vanilla add additional warmth and aroma, while brown sugar contributes a deeper sweetness.
This recipe follows that traditional homemade approach while producing a generous 60-cookie batch, making it well suited to family baking and sharing. 🍪❤️
Benefits 🍇🌾✨
These cookies have several practical qualities:
- 🍪 Large batch: The recipe makes approximately 60 cookies.
- 🌾 Quick oats: Six cups of uncooked quick oats give the cookies their characteristic oatmeal base.
- 🍇 Raisins: Adds a naturally fruity element to every batch.
- 🪵 Cinnamon: Provides a warm, familiar spice flavor.
- 🌼 Vanilla: Adds aromatic depth.
- 🥜🍫🥥 Flexible: Nuts, chocolate chips, or coconut can be added for variety.
- 🎉 Great for sharing: A 60-cookie batch is convenient for gatherings and family occasions.
Formation 🍪
The formation of these oatmeal raisin cookies begins with the creamy mixture of Crisco, sugars, eggs, water, and vanilla. 🧈🤎
The quick oats, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and raisins are combined separately and then added to the creamy mixture.
Once everything is mixed together, the dough is portioned onto baking pans and placed into the 350°F oven.
The baking process is divided into two stages: the first 11 minutes, followed by rotating the pans and baking for another 4 minutes before checking for doneness.
This careful pan rotation is part of the recipe’s baking method and helps manage the position of the cookies in the oven. 🔄🔥
Variations 🍫🥜🥥
The recipe gives several ways to change the cookies while keeping the original base:
🥜 Nut Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Add nuts for additional variety and texture.
🍫 Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Add chocolate chips for a chocolate-and-raisin combination.
🥥 Coconut Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Add coconut for another variation.
These additions are specifically suggested by the original recipe, so they can be used according to your preference.
Serving Ideas ☕🍪
These cookies are perfect for:
- ☕ Coffee breaks
- 🍵 Tea time
- ❤️ Family snacks
- 🎉 Gatherings
- 🧺 Sharing with friends
- 🍪 Homemade cookie trays
With 60 cookies in one batch, there is plenty to put on a serving plate while keeping some aside for later.
Conclusion 🍪❤️
These Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are a generous homemade batch featuring quick oats, raisins, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla.
The preparation is straightforward: beat the wet ingredients until creamy, combine the remaining ingredients, mix everything together, bake at 350°F for 11 minutes, rotate the pans, then bake another 4 minutes and check for doneness. 🔥🍪
And with the option to add nuts, chocolate chips, or coconut, the same recipe can be enjoyed in several different ways. 🥜🍫🥥
A big batch, classic flavors, and plenty of cookies to share! 🍪🤎❤️
Lovers ❤️🍪
For lovers of old-fashioned homemade cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies are a timeless favorite. 🌾🍇
The hearty oats, sweet raisins, warm cinnamon, and vanilla come together in a comforting combination that is perfect with a cup of coffee or tea. ☕🍪
Whether you keep them classic or add nuts, chocolate chips, or coconut, this recipe gives you 60 cookies to enjoy.
Bake a batch, fill the kitchen with that beautiful cinnamon aroma, and share the cookies with the people you love. 🍪❤️☕✨