I baked these oatmeal and raisin cookies when my friend came over to my house last weekend. We were supposed to cook some healthy dishes (less oil and less salt) so we cooked some rösti with egg, baked fries and pan-fried salmon.
One thing that I love about oatmeal cookies is that they are so chewy and soft.
I got this recipe from Serendipity of Life. I was promised the most delicious oatmeal cookies ever… and boy it was really delicious!
These cookies do not require an electric mixer (hooray!), no butter (replaced with a healthier alternative – light olive oil), a two-bowl, one whisk, one sieve and one spatula recipe and no eggs are used! The preparation of this dough can be done in less than 30 minutes – it’s that easy!
I’ve always loved adding raisins into oatmeal cookies. Somehow oatmeal + raisins just go well with each other – I wonder why? On a healthier side (is it really healthier without alcohol?), I did not soak the raisins in rum this time (unlike my previous oatmeal cookies recipe), but soaked them in hot water to allow them to soak up some water and be soft, juicy and puffy.
Some photos of the baking process and recipe below! (:
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together..
… Into a large bowl.
Dump in the oatmeal and brown sugar and whisk it altogether.
Combine some maple syrup, oil and vanilla extract in another bowl / measuring cup
Mix the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients!
Refrigerate, scoop and bake!
Yummy, soft, and chewy Oatmeal Raisin cookies!
Perfect to be given away as gifts! (:
Vegan Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies
INGREDIENTS
- 50 grams raisins
- 90 grams all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 50 grams brown sugar
- 60 grams instant oatmeal
- 90 grams maple syrup
- 65 grams oil, vegetable, canola, light olive
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place the raisins in a heatproof bowl. Pour enough hot, boiling water to cover the raisins. Leave the bowl aside and let it cool to room temperature. The raisins will soak up the hot water and become puffy and juicy.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a huge bowl. Add in the brown sugar and instant oatmeal. Whisk the dry ingredients together.
- In a separate bowl or measuring cup, whisk the maple syrup, oil and vanilla extract together.
- Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients. Add in the wet ingredients and whisk gently until both the dry and wet ingredients have been fully incorporated.
- Drain the raisins and add it into the cookie batter. Mix the raisins into the cookie batter gently using a rubber spatula. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap / cling-film and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius. Line baking sheets with baking paper.
- Scoop the cookie batter by tablespoonfuls and drop them onto the baking sheets, leaving a spacing of 2 inches (5 centimetre) between each cookie. The cookies will expand considerably during baking.
- Bake the cookies for 10 minutes until golden brown in colour. Place the baking sheets on a wire rack and let the cookies cool completely to room temperature.
- Store the baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days
NOTES
- Adapted from The Serendipity of Life Oatmeal Cookies (link no longer working hence removed)
Jasline says
Jamie: Thank you for sharing such an awesome recipe! (:
Janine: I know! I was too adventurous in the past and my kitchen became a total mess after all the entertaining… haha. I hope you find your best oatmeal cookies soon!
Eat Good 4 Life: Thank you! I love the fact that it’s so easy to make!
Bobbi: I know! I kept “convincing” myself that they are healthy cookies… and kept eating them. Thank you so much for your compliments. Do take care too!
Lena: Thank you so much for your compliments. I still have much more to learn!
lena says
jasline, i think you will make a great host. Totally agree with you that it’s just too risky to hv all new recipes on the table..great photography!
Bam's Kitchen says
Oatmeal and raisin. Maybe we can kid ourselves and say it actually is kind of healthy. Your pictures/ photo shoots are getting better and better with each entry. I love your picture of your holding the bag of cookies. That photo should be in a “cookbook”. Take care
Eat Good 4 Life says
I am trying these cookies very soon….they look really great and I love the combination of ingredients 🙂
Janine says
Definitely trying this recipe out as I’m on the hunt for the best oatmeal cookie 🙂
And totally agree with the entertaining bit – first time I tried, i was a nervous wreck because i was too adventurous with what i wanted to cook. learnt to enjoy myself after that!
jamie says
Hey Jasline! So glad you liked the recipe on my blog and that you found them to be just as delicious!!!!
Enjoy, can’t wait to see some more yummy recipes on your site 🙂 Jamie