Best Jeffs Mothers Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

SOFT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with a large fork dipped in sugar.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

OLD-FASHIONED FARMHOUSE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of oven; preheat to 350°.
• Grease several large baking sheets or coat with nonstick spray.
• In a large heavy saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, stirring, until completely melted and runny; remove from heat.
• Thoroughly stir the oats and 1 tablespoon water into the butter.
• Let stand for 5 minutes so the oats can hydrate.
• Vigorously stir in the sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until thoroughly incorporated.
• Vigorously stir in the egg and raisins, then the flour until very well blended.
• If the dough is very soft, stir in 1-2 tablespoons more flour.
• If it is still soft, let stand to firm up for 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, vigorously stir the brown sugar into the butter until well blended, mashing out any sugar
• Using a 1 1/2-inch spring-loaded scoop or heaping measuring tablespoon, form the dough into uniform mounds, spacing about 2 1/2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
• Using your fingertips, pat down the mounds just slightly.
• Bake one sheet at a time for 7-10 minutes or until the cookies are barely firm in the center tops , tinged with brown, and slightly darker at the edges.
• Transfer the baking sheets to wire racks; let stand until the cookies firm up for 3 minutes.
• Using a wide spatula, transfer the cookies to the wire racks; let cool completely.

OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and butter in an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Starting with the mixer on low speed and increasing until it is on medium, beat until the mixture is creamy and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs and the vanilla extract, then scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula, and mix to combine.
• Combine the rolled oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and wheat germ in a large bowl, and stir to combine. Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture, then mix on low speed just to combine, 10 to 15 seconds. Remove the bowl from mixer stand, and stir in your choice of chocolate chunks, golden raisins, or toffee pieces.
• Line the baking pans with parchment paper. Use a large (2 1/2 ounce) or small (1 1/4 ounce) ice-cream scoop to form balls of dough. Place the balls of dough about 4 inches apart on baking pans. Bake until golden and just set, about 18 minutes for large cookies and 14 minutes for small cookies. Remove from oven; let cool on pan 4 to 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.