Today we are sharing our family’s favorite recipe for Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies! They are a perfect option to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner and all the moments in between (not even kidding!). Packed with so much flavor from the oats, cinnamon, nutmeg and sweet raisins, these cookies will definitely become one that your friends and family will continue to ask you to make. The taste is unforgettable and irresistible.
Not only does our mom pass down her incredible baking and cooking skills to my sister and me, she also passes down a whole lot of family favorite recipes that we seriously can’t get enough of. Our mom crafted this particular recipe when she was in high school (crazy awesome!), and she has been making them ever since. She probably didn’t know it at the time (or did she?), but she was sure wise beyond her years!
Each time we make these Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies we can’t even help but eat some of the batter before they even go into the oven! They are that good. Not to mention, they will fill your home up with a sinfully sweet aroma of cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins….oh em gee…we are already drooling!
These were also our Granny’s favorite cookie, hands down. 🙂 We would bake her a batch of these and she would ration them for as long as possible, enjoying one each day until they were gone. They became a highlight of her day, sitting down to enjoy one of these cookies with her favorite cup of tea. Boy did she have some strong willpower! Therefore, we highly suggest enjoying one of these Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies alongside your favorite cup of tea, just like our Granny loved to do.
What You Need
- 1/2 cup butter (salted)
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Step by Step
- Set your oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix your flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium size bowl and set aside.
- Cream your butter and sugars in a large bowl.
- Add in your egg and milk.
- Add in your flour mixture a little at a time scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Fold in your raisins and oatmeal and mix until just combined.
- Drop teaspoon sized balls on your baking sheet lined with parchment paper 2 inches a part.
- Bake for 8-10 min until just set and sides are slightly brown. You don’t want to over bake unless you prefer crispy cookies.
Mom's Old Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Print RecipeIngredients
- 1/2 cup butter (salted)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp. milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 cup raisins
- 2 cups quick/rolled oats, uncooked
Instructions
Set your oven to 350 degrees.
Mix your flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium size bowl and set aside.
Cream your butter and sugars in a large bowl.
Add in your egg and milk.
Add in your flour mixture a little at a time scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Fold in your raisins and oatmeal and mix until just combined.
Drop teaspoon sized balls on your baking sheet lined with parchment paper 2 inches a part.
Bake for 8-10 min until just set and sides are slightly brown. You don't want to over bake unless you prefer crispy cookies.
