Easy Oatmeal Cookies Recipe with Pecans and Raisins

Easy Oatmeal Cookies Recipe with Pecans and Raisins

Nothing beats the smell and taste of home baked fresh Oatmeal cookies. The addition of oatmeal with the fruit and nuts makes them a sumptuous and perfect for a snack or even a quick breakfast.

For our family these little oatmeal cookies are absolutely perfect snack. Every time Ziv is late in the morning and can’t have breakfast he grabs one of these.  What’s best is the kids don’t even realize that among the raisins and pecans there are oats.  My Rhea prefers these over chocolate chip cookies.

Let’s talk ingredients – shall we?

• Oats – I would recommend you use regular rolled oats.  I use the quick cooking because my kids prefer that the oats just disappear in the background.
• Nuts – our favorite is pecans but obviously you can substitute your favorite nuts. If you prefer to make it nut free go ahead and omit the nuts or replace them with more oats.
• Raisins & Cranberries – I use both because my Aadi likes the Raisins and Rhea loves the cranberries but again use your favorite.
• Cinnamon – I love cinnamon in these but this time I didn’t have any at home so in the video I have not used it. But just mix it up in the flour. Often I will substitute the pumpkin spice or ginger/nutmeg for the cinnamon.
• Chocolate Chips – Yes you can add chocolate chips. I don’t because we often eat these for breakfast so I try to avoid chocolate for breakfast. I know I know!!

Tools

Bowl
whisk
Or Spatula
Cookie Scoop
Baking Tray
Oven

Makes 16 large or 24 medium cookies

Recipe – Easy Oatmeal Cookies with Pecans and Raisins.

Here’s what you will need:

• 225 grams /  1 cup / 2 sticks Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
• 220 grams / 2 cups All Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Cinnamon (optional)
• 200 grams / 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 100 grams / 1/2 cup  White Sugar
• 2 large Eggs
• 1 1/2 cup Rolled Oats (read notes)
• 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips (optional)
• and 1/2 cup Raisins or cranberries (see notes)
• Plus 1/2 cup chopped Pecans or Walnuts or Oats (see note)
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Method:

• Preheat the oven at 170 C / 340 F
• Swift the Flour, Baking soda, spice mix and salt.
• Cream the butter and sugars until  light and fluffy.
• Add in the Eggs one at a time.
• Followed by vanilla
• Add the oats
• then the Flour mix
• Followed by the Nuts, Raisins and chocolate chips (if using)
• Stir well to combine.
• Scoop or drop spoonfuls on to a baking tray.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 170 C/340 F for about 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly golden
• Remove and cool on a baking tray
• Store in the cookie jar for up to 2 weeks.

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This has now become a staple in our home…