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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are soft, chewy and delicious. They get a bad rap for not being the classic chocolate chip, but I think they’re some of the best cookies ever!
I’ve always thought that until kids are 4 or so, birthday parties are more for the parents than the actual celebrant. I mean, do you know any kid who remembers any of their birthdays before that age? I personally don’t, but that’s never stopped me from having parties for my kids every year. When Kenya turned 3 we threw a big one for him. Since we knew he’d have little to no memory of it, we tried to think of a way to give the celebration more purpose.
Instead of asking the invitees for gifts, we suggested people bring a new book to donate to our local children’s hospital. The hospital staff was so grateful, we continued doing it yearly in honor of both our kids birthdays. When Kenya turned 4, he got to deliver his birthday books to the hospital himself and really understood how fun and fulfilling it is to give books to those who might not have access to them.
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Last year I learned about an incredible non-profit organization called Milk & Bookies that teaches young children how great it feels to give back while celebrating the love of a good book. It promotes both literacy and service learning by providing kids the opportunity to select, purchase and inscribe books that are then donated to their less fortunate peers. Milk & Bookies even helps you make the process easy by sending you a big box full of materials for your party so all your little guests can inscribe their books and get all kinds of great things in return, like great “I Donated” stickers to wear, bookmarks and more. I think it’s just about the coolest organization ever!
When we received our Milk & Bookies box, we also decided to make cookies to commemorate one of Kenya and Chloe’s favorite books, “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”. This is my variation on the traditional oatmeal raisin cookie which uses naturally sweet honey instead of sugar and is packed with so many tender sweet raisins I give them top billing and call it a Raisin Oatmeal Cookie.
The next time you’re throwing a birthday for your little one and don’t feel like having your house filled with more plastic toys that will just get played with once or twice and forgotten, empower your child and do this for their birthday — and of course make a batch of these unbelievably delicious cookies!
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup light or dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup raisins, dried cherries or cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Place the butter and sugar in a bowl or standing mixer and beat for 3-5 minutes on medium high or until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat for another minute on medium speed or until completely combined.
- In a separate bowl, mix to combine the flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix to incorporate.
- Stir in the raisins then using a 1 tbsp mini ice cream scooper or spoon place on a silat or parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes for chewier cookies or 15-17 minutes for more crisp cookies.
- Cool on baking sheet.
What kind of honey u use? Can I use raw honey?
I just made these! I went a step further to make them even healthier..I used coconut oil instead of butter and I used half quinoa flour and half whole wheat pastry flour! Turned out perfect and moist!! Definitely make these again 🙂
small typo–you say one egg but then say “eggs” in the directions. I made these with sugar instead of honey since local honey is super expensive and I thought it might be hard to mix by hand (didn’t want to use anything with electricity that’d make a loud noise that could wake up my napping toddler).
Just made this recipe, very happy with the results, they are delicious and my 3 year old is asking for more.
Also i just bought your book “Lunches” I feel inspire. Can’t wait to try the recipes. I am so ready for preschool snack day! ~ Thank you!
Yes, but the cookies will come out more dense and chewy!
Could you make this with whole wheat flour?
I think you should call them siege cookies – been defending them from the kids as soon as they got out of the oven. 🙂
Another great recipe. Thank you. I made a few alterations. I added 1/2 cup wheat germ in place of 1/2 cup of flour. Added some shredded carrots and a table spoon of molasses. I have a 3 1/2 yr old who will not eat one single vegetable no matter how I present it. I have made so many of your recipes only to be disappointed that my 2 little boys will not eat it. I am trying to make sure they get enough Iron (they eat no meat at all no matter what shape, consistency, or if it is covered in ketchup. Anyway. The cookies came out chewy and soft. They ate a few and I will freeze the rest
Instead of using raisins i used crasins. They make the cookies fun and tart. I also added 1/4 cup pecans. They smell delicious. Have a batch in the oven now! Thanks!!
They freeze beautifully! You can freeze before or after baking. If you freeze them after baking then just let them thaw at room temperature. You could also put them back in the oven for a few minutes to get them warm and soft!
Do these freeze and thaw well? I want to give as gifts, but want to make ahead of time. Mine would be gluten free though (white rice sweet flour mix), as we are a gluten free household. Thanks!
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You can use quick oats, but they changed the texture of the cookie to something that I don’t find pleasant. They become more mushy than old fashioned oats, but the flavor will be the same.
Is it ok to use quick cooking oats?
Has anyone tried substituting the honey with agave nectar? I’ve read that you can make a one for one substitution but just wondering what the results were and if you made any other alterations to the recipe. Thanks!
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