Chef's CornerDesiree Brassert

The Best Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

Chef's Corner logoFollow these easy steps and you’ll have a chewy, moist, wholesome snack that is full of character. By adding your choice of nuts, dried fruit or chocolate chips, this soft cookie will eclipse all others.

Makes about 2 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional but really adds depth)
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/2 cup or 1 stick of unsalted butter
  • 2 cup of brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup of sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1 and 1/2 cups of old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup of raisins (try soaking them in a little rum) or craisins
  • Optional additions of chocolate chips, walnuts, coarse sea salt sprinkled on top before baking or other.

Oatmeal cookiesDirections

  1. Mix the flour, cinnamon and nutmeg, baking soda, and salt into a bowl and set aside.
  2. Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugars together.
  3. Add the egg and vanilla.
  4. Using a spatula or a fork, fold in the dry ingredients until you obtain a thick dough. Do not over mix.
  5. I like to add craisins, semi-sweet and white chocolate chips, chopped toasted walnuts, but you can use other ingredients that you may have on hand.
  6. Chill the dough in fridge for 30 minutes and place by spoonful on ungreased baking tray (cookies will not stick to tray if removed immediately with spatula once baked).
  7. Bake for approximately 12 minutes in a preheated 350 F oven (190 Celsius). The soft and chewy texture is obtained if you under bake them a little.