Best Oatmeal Cookies (NO Raisins)
Oatmeal Cookies are a traditional American snack known for their combination of chewy & delicate texture with a rustic appearance. Most recipes will include add-in such as Raisins, Chocolate Chips or Peanut Butter, but these is just a Plain Jane Oatmeal Cookies. This recipe will show you how to make this comforting snack entirely form scratch, without having to use store-bought cookie dough!
Equipment
- Whisk(s)
- Plastic Spatula (s)
- 2 Large Mixing Bowls
- Parchment Paper
- Baking Sheet(s)
- Measuring Cups/Spoons
- 1 Knife
- 2 TBSP Cookie Scoop
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour (Spooned & Leveled)
- 1 1/2 Cups Old-Fashioned Oats
- 1 TSP Cornstarch
- 1/4 TSP Ground Nutmeg
- 1/2 Cup White Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1/4 TSP Iodized Salt
- 1 TSP Baking Soda
- 14 TBSP Melted Unsalted Butter (3/4 Cups + 2 Tablespoons)
- 3/4 TSP Vanilla Extract
- 2 Extra Large Egg Yolks
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients (Flour, Baking Soda, Cornstarch, Nutmeg and Salt) in large mixing bowl.
- Whisk dry ingredients until combined.
- Add butter + sugar in a separate large mixing bowl.
- Whisk butter with sugar until well-combined (approx. 60 seconds).
- Add other wet ingredients (Egg Yolks, Vanilla Extract) to combined Butter + Sugar and whisk for 30 seconds each until combined.
- Add wet ingredients into bowl with dry ingredients and fold until just combined.
- Fold Oats into cookie dough until just combined.
- Preheat oven to 350*F and line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Using cookie scoop, place dough onto cookie sheet and ensure they are evenly spaced.
- Place cookie sheet(s) in oven and bake for 10 minutes***.
- Allow cookies to cool before serving.
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Notes
***This recipe was tested using an electric range. Exact cook times may vary slightly if using a gas range.
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