Loaded Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe

We’re sharing our homemade loaded oatmeal raisin cookies recipe, which are great for the holiday baking season.

Cookies make great Friendsgiving gifts for all of your loved ones. I mean, who doesn’t like a great cookie?

Loaded Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Happy Hump Day! It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and as we rush around to get everything we need for tomorrow, we’re stopping to share this delicious cookie recipe.

As soon as the clock strikes twelve on Thanksgiving night, it’s Christmas everything.

Well, at least around The Worthey House, that’s the case. But for now, we give thanks for the good stuff and eat our hearts out.

Find more delicious cookie recipes below:

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Well, in the Worthey house, we’ve Tatanisha has been celebrating Christmas since November 1st. It’s this modern man’s struggle (more on that later). But forget all of that.

Do you like oatmeal raisin cookies? Me too! So, if you’re already a fan, then there’s a good chance you will fall head over heels for our Loaded Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!

We couldn’t help ourselves. We threw in everything but the kitchen sink!

Grab a cold glass of milk or my fav Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey ice cream, and set these incredibly delicious cookies out for the hungry Santa and adorable elves in your life.

 These cookies are crisp around the edges and soft, chewy, decadent in the middle, and YUMMY all over!

Yes, this may be the best cookie recipe I’ve made since the last time I made cookies.

So, put your apron on and let the all-purpose flour fly!

Ingredients needed for Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

• 2 cups whole old-fashioned oats
• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon large crystal sea salt ( Diamond Cyrstal or Maldon)
• 1 teaspoon apple spice seasoning
• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 fresh farm egg, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons bourbon maple syrup
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• 1/4 dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons black currants (optional)
• 4 tablespoons chopped pecans (optional)

How to make homemade Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Whisk together oats, flour, baking soda, and apple spice seasoning in a mixing bowl.
3.  In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the softened unsalted butter, granulated, and light brown sugar until smooth.
4. Add an egg, pure vanilla extract, and bourbon maple syrup to the butter and sugar mixture. Continue to mix until smooth.
5.  A tablespoon at a time, add the dry ingredients mixture until fully incorporated.
6.  Add the golden raisins, dried cranberries, black currants, chopped pecans, and white chocolate chips. Mix well.
7.  Using a two (2) ounces cookie dough scoop, place cookie dough two inches apart on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
8.  Bake cookies for 6 minutes, then turn the cookie sheet and continue to bake until the edges are browned, about 8-10 minutes.
9.  Remove from the oven and transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.

These are so good; you may want to make a batch or two!