delightful with a steaming cup of coffee or tea. Lemon adds a great touch to balance the applesauce and just the right amount of spiciness. I do hope you will. Add whipped cream or lemon sauce as garnish.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 36 |
| Yield: | 3 dozen |
Ingredients
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 ⅔ cups quick cooking oats
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the milk. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Add the raisins and quick oats; mix until just combined. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 99 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 16 g |
| Cholesterol | 12 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 73 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I used 3/4 cup of sugar instead of the full 1 cup to lessen the amount of sugar in the recipe. The raisins added the additional sweetness naturally which was great! I forgot to add the baking soda but it still turned out pretty good! My daughter says she wants to try this recipe next time without the raisins and maybe using chocolate chips instead! Otherwise, it was a great recipe!
Simple and straightforward, no muss no fuss! From the minute I start measuring ingredients to the time i serve them with tea, its less than an hour! Perfect as is, or add some chocolate chips if you’re feeling ‘gourmand’. I substitute butter, and they come out chewy, flavourful and delicious. Those wondering why they’re bland, check the date on your cinnamon. It can lose its lustre over time. Good luck bakers!
I added butter instead of shortening and about a teaspoon more of milk… Also I add a little bit more raisins since I Love them so. These cookies came out so well I could make them over and over agin.
This was a very easy recipe to follow and make. The cookies turned out great! Very addictive. I had to send the extras to work with my husband. They were going quickly!
I refuse to use shortening (too much junk in it), so I used a stuck of butter instead. I also used raw sugar instead of white sugar, again, trying to make it a bit healthier. The cookies were approved of by all of our daycare kids! I could stand a few more raisins in mine next time, but overall they were delicious!
I follow the recipe but I added a teaspoon of vanilla extract. Everyone loved ’em. Thanks.
No changes, won’t make it again
The only change I made was to use yogurt instead of milk. Quite easy and tasty to have with your afternoon coffee break!
Best oatmeal raisin cookies I have ever had
Just finished making these cookies,I should have paid more attention to the reviews. These cookies are cake like and I prefer a more traditional crunchy oatmeal cookie. I followed this recipe to the t. I had to use a fork to squish the cookies flat as they did not flatten out on their own. I used a brand new box of baking soda so not sure if it was old. I won’t be making these cookies again.
This recipe produces a dense cake result. I made a small batch of test cookies, the rest of the mix went in a cake pan. I altered the recipe by using apple bits instead of raisins. The taste is good, but the texture is not even close to what I would consider a good oatmeal cookie. The bars were topped with cream cheese frosting, and it went well. I made cookie sandwiches with the remaining frosting. They were edible, but certainly not the chew oatmeal cookie I wanted.
Not sure what I did wrong, I followed this to a T, they ended up being thick and dry and didn’t spread out much at all. I added a splash more milk and not much better 🙁
I just finished making them and they are so good, my kids love them. thank you..
I love oatmeal raisin cookies. I’ve been looking for a good recipe for a while. During a craving for cookies I decided to search for a recipe and found this one. These are absolutely the best cookies I’ve made. Just the right amount of ingredient to make a soft/moist cookie. I added a spoonful of peanut butter, date bits, dried cranberries and fig bits instead of raisins. Will save recipe and make these from now on. Thank you DL Sutton and allrecipes.
Delicious! I added a splash more milk and i did add vanilla. These were easy and I am sure to make more!
not good. was not sweet enough. needs more brown sugar or something
I agree these turned out more “cakey” than “chewy” but I really liked them, I’m not fond of crunchy oatmeal cookies. I used margarine instead of shortening (had it on hand), subbed 1/2 cup brown sugar, added some nutmeg & ground cloves, and soaked the raisins.
the only thing i would change is the shortening use 1/2 and 1/2 butter or margarine.
I found these cookies to be quite bland… 🙁
Yummy, although I understand the “cake-y” comments. I used butter (microwave softened, as I’m baking last minute) instead of shortening, but followed the recipe otherwise. They have come out very well. I would try adding some brown sugar next time, maybe 1/2 brown and 1/2 white sugar.
I altered this a bit for flavor- omitted the cinnamon and raisins and cut back on the milk a bit, instead adding walnuts, cardamom, cloves, and about a tsp of butterscotch flavoring. They came out perfectly soft and chewy without being too dense or cake-y, and the flavor was great.