Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe by Dragon

I'm back, I'm rested and I missed you all very much! But, I didn't come back empy handed. I brought you some delicious treats. You are going to love these cookies. They are crispy on the outside, soft & gooey on the inside and full of good stuff.

I wanted to make them really decadent so I doubled the size of the cookies. They needed to be extra decadent because I made these for a very special occasion, my birthday! :) Enjoy!

Makes: 1 or 2 dozen depending on your preference

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
3/4 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup golden raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. In a mixer bowl cream together the butter, brown sugar and maple syrup until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the egg and vanilla, beating well.

3. In a bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.

4. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture and mix until just incorporated.

5. Stir in the oatmeal, chocolate chips and raisins.

6. Drop 2 tablespoons of dough into mounds onto a parchment lined cookie sheets. I made my mounds bigger by using an ice cream scoop. Space mounds about 2 inches apart. Bake until lightly golden around the edges about 10-12 minutes.

7. Cool the cookies on sheets for 5 minutes before transfering them to a wire rack to cool completely.

33 comments:

  1. Those cookies look delicious! A perfect combo!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  2. My ideal cookie - crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. What determines whether a cookie is chewy on the inside? The kind of sugar? I see you used brown. My husband prefers the soft on the inside ones.

    Glad you're back; we missed you. I hope you had a happy birthday.
    Sam

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  3. Welcome back, hope you are refreshed. Great cookie.

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  4. Welcome back...you've been missed! Your cookie looks great!

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  5. Oh they look great! Happy Birthday to you!!!

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  6. Happy Birthday to you, hope you had a grt time! Cookies look yummmmmy!

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  7. Happy Birthday! Maple Syrup sounds like a great addition!

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  8. Happy Birthday to you! Oatmeal cookies are my favorite. Enjoy your day!

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  9. Your cookie sounds so delicious! Welcome back.. you were missed.

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  10. Wow - I kept meaning to read your latest blog entry all morning and just kept skipping over it until I realized - holy cow - the Dragon is back and she has brought cookies! we've missed you, dear and these cookies ... they'd make a Cookie Monster proud. I can't wait to try one!

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  11. Happy Birthday!!! These cookies look great!! :D

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  12. Maple, cinnamon, choc chips, and raisins? Dang! These should be renamed "The Best Damn Oatmeal Raisn Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever." :)

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  13. these are some of my favorite cookies to make.

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  14. Welcome back...and Happy Birthday!
    Would you look at those beautiful specimens....maple syrup...oatmeal, chocolate chips.....oh my.......SO many good things all wrapped into one gorgeous cookie.
    I SO have to make these!

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  15. Happy Birthday!

    Love the Cinnamon & the maple syrup in the cookies.

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  16. Happy Birthday Paula and welcome back refreshed! Thanks for this so decadent cookies. Chomp chomp chomp!

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  17. Welcome back! I love oatmeal cookies, they are my favorite! Nice picture, they look really yummie!

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  18. Anonymous11:59:00 AM

    Welcome back! Happy birthday!!! Those cookies sound and look delicious. YUM.

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  19. Anonymous5:10:00 PM

    Welcome back! This is the perfect cookie for me because I wouldn't have to decide between chocolate chip or oatmeal & raisin - it's got all! Yum!

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  20. Ooooh! Yummy! I can't wait to try these with a big glass of cold milk! Happy birthday to you! Glad you're back and refreshed! BTW - We're featuring your pork chops on www.dinnervibe.com this coming week! I'll be enjoying those too!

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  21. Welcome back! I want some of those cookies with a glass of milk please!

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  22. Love the maple syrup in these! Oatmeal choc chip are one of my favorite cookies. My mom used to make them all the time. I need to revisit them!

    Your photo makes me want to jump through the screen and pig out. Oink!

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  23. Welcome back my friend, and happy belated! I'd celebrate with these little babies too... with ice cream :)

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  24. Welcome back and happy birthday!! Oatmeal cookies are my hubby's favorite too, so I make them often. Yours look fantastic!

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  25. a belated welcome back and happy birthday...

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  26. I hope you had a very happy birthday and a great break. Love the maple syrup added and the choc chips! Hope you have a great weekend!

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  27. These look so wholesome and delicious, I love that you used some maple syrup - got to love maple syrup!

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  28. Those look perfect! Very decadent and very tasty. Happy belated birthday!

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  29. These look like they would be perfect lunch box treats!

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  30. mmm mmm. always a classic favourite!

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  31. Oatmeal raisin cookie, my favorite of all cookies. Welcome back, I might put this recipe in my blog in the future.

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