Name: Oatmeal raisin cookies
Yield: About 30 cookies
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 225 g Unsalted butter Softened; 200 g Brown sugar; 50 g Caster sugar; 2 Large eggs Room temperature; 15 mL Molasses Unsulphured, not blackstrap; 210 g All-purpose flour Plain; 5 mL Baking soda Level measure; 7.5 mL Ground cinnamon; 2.5 mL Fine salt Level measure; 255 g Rolled oats Whole rolled oats, not steel-cut; 140 g Raisins Soft and plump

Method

01 · Cream
3 min
Use: Cream
Beat butter and sugars until lighter.
Ready when: Creamy mixture.
01 CreamBeat butter and sugars until lighter.
02 · Add eggs
1 min
Use: Cream, Wet
Beat in eggs and molasses, scraping the bowl.
Ready when: Evenly mixed.
02 Add eggsBeat in eggs and molasses, scraping the bowl.
03 · Mix dry ingredients
1 min
Use: Dry
Whisk flour, soda, cinnamon and salt.
Ready when: Even colour.
03 Mix dry ingredientsWhisk flour, soda, cinnamon and salt.
04 · Make dough
30–60 min
Use: Add eggs, Mix dry ingredients, Mixins
Mix in the dry ingredients, oats and raisins. Cover and chill.
Ready when: Dough is scoopable and firm.
04 Make doughMix in the dry ingredients, oats and raisins. Cover and chill.
05 · Shape
10 min
Use: Make dough
Heat oven. Put roughly 40 g mounds on lined trays, leaving space for spreading.
Ready when: Similar-sized mounds.
05 ShapeHeat oven. Put roughly 40 g mounds on lined trays, leaving space for spreading.
06 · Bake
12–14 min
Use: Shape
Bake one tray at a time.
Ready when: Edges lightly golden; centres soft but not wet.
06 BakeBake one tray at a time.
07 · Cool
Until cool
Use: Bake
Leave on trays 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack.
Ready when: Cookies hold together.
07 CoolLeave on trays 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack.

What to look for

Stage	Look / feel for	Needs attention
Shape	Similar-sized mounds.	Stop at this cue rather than relying only on elapsed time.
Bake	Edges lightly golden; centres soft but not wet.	Stop at this cue rather than relying only on elapsed time.
Cool	Cookies hold together.	Stop at this cue rather than relying only on elapsed time.

Troubleshooting

If you see this	Likely cause	What to do now	Next time
Cookies spread too much	Dough or baking tray was too warm.	Chill the remaining dough and use a cool tray.	Measure flour by weight and soften butter without melting it.
Hard cookies	They baked beyond the stated edge and centre cues.	Store airtight once cool.	Check the first tray early; cookies firm as they cool.

Keep airtight for up to 5 days. Chocolate chips can replace raisins within this recipe.; Replace raisins with the same weight of chocolate chips for chocolate-chip oatmeal cookies.; For an oat-cookie mix-in variation, replace raisins with an equal total weight of chocolate chips, chopped pecans and desiccated coconut.; For plain oatmeal cookies, omit the raisins; keep the oats and flour unchanged.

Ingredient choices & substitutions

Ingredient	Specified type	Brand	Status
Unsalted butter	Softened	No required brand	Match the ingredient type
Large eggs	Room temperature	No required brand	Match the ingredient type
Molasses	Unsulphured, not blackstrap	No required brand	Match the ingredient type
All-purpose flour	Plain	No required brand	Match the ingredient type
Baking soda	Level measure	No required brand	Match the ingredient type
Fine salt	Level measure	No required brand	Match the ingredient type
Rolled oats	Whole rolled oats, not steel-cut	No required brand	Match the ingredient type
Raisins	Soft and plump	No required brand	Match the ingredient type

Ingredient	Alternative / ratio	Adjust handling	Likely outcome
All-purpose flour	Plain wheat flourEqual weight	Use plain flour, not self-raising; mix only until combined.	Similar result; stronger bread flour produces a firmer crumb.
Raisins	Chocolate chips140 g	Fold into the same oat dough.	Chocolate oatmeal cookies; keep the same doneness cues.
Rolled oats	Quick oats255 g	Avoid instant porridge mixes.	Less distinct oat texture and a softer cookie.

Match the ingredient’s function and weight. See the flour, gluten, yeast and salt guide.

Other approaches to this recipe

Cook / recipe	Use	What differs

The working ingredients and method form one recipe. Different formulas are compared without averaging their quantities or rise schedules.

Recommended Tools Regular Baker	Casual Baker Workarounds Hacks
Digital kitchen scale	Borrow a suitable scale for the gram amounts. Use measuring cups only where a volume is provided; fluff flour, spoon it in and level without packing.
Measuring spoons and a marked jug	Use standard measuring spoons for small volumes and a kitchen measuring jug for liquids; eating spoons vary in size.
Mixer with paddle or beaters	Use a sturdy spoon and bowl for softened butter mixtures, or a hand mixer. Cream until lighter; do not replace beating with a quick stir.
Two baking trays	Use an existing pan of the same dimensions, depth and material where possible. A different size changes thickness and cooking time; do not fill a smaller pan with the full batch.
Cooling rack	Set a clean, cool wire trivet over a tray. Let air reach underneath; a flat plate can trap steam.

Recommended Tools Regular Baker	Casual Baker Workarounds Hacks
Digital kitchen scale	Borrow a suitable scale for the gram amounts. Use measuring cups only where a volume is provided; fluff flour, spoon it in and level without packing.
Measuring spoons and a marked jug	Use standard measuring spoons for small volumes and a kitchen measuring jug for liquids; eating spoons vary in size.
Mixer with paddle or beaters	Use a sturdy spoon and bowl for softened butter mixtures, or a hand mixer. Cream until lighter; do not replace beating with a quick stir.
Two baking trays	Use an existing pan of the same dimensions, depth and material where possible. A different size changes thickness and cooking time; do not fill a smaller pan with the full batch.
Cooling rack	Set a clean, cool wire trivet over a tray. Let air reach underneath; a flat plate can trap steam.

Oatmeal raisin cookies

Oatmeal raisin cookies