Apple Raisin Spice Oatmeal Cookies (Print Version)
Soft chewy oatmeal cookies with fresh apples, raisins, and warming spices perfect for cozy baking.
# List of Ingredients:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
03 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
04 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
05 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
06 - 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
07 - 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
→ Wet Ingredients
08 - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
09 - 1 cup packed light brown sugar
10 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
11 - 2 large eggs
12 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Add-Ins
13 - 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
14 - 1 cup peeled, finely diced apple (about 1 medium apple)
15 - 3/4 cup raisins
16 - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
# Step-by-step Instructions:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.
03 - In a large bowl, beat the softened butter with the brown sugar and granulated sugar using a hand or stand mixer until light and creamy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
04 - Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract until fully blended.
05 - Gradually add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
06 - Stir in the rolled oats, diced apple, raisins, and chopped nuts if using, until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
07 - Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading.
08 - Bake for 11 to 13 minutes, or until the cookie edges are golden brown but the centers remain soft and slightly underdone.
09 - Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- The combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves makes your whole kitchen smell like a candle store opened inside a bakery.
- That soft, chewy center with tiny pockets of apple keeps people reaching for a second cookie before finishing the first.
02 -
- Overbaking is the enemy here because the cookies continue cooking on the hot sheet after you pull them from the oven.
- Dicing the apple too large leaves wet, soggy pockets in the center of the cookies.
- Soaking the raisins in warm apple juice for 10 minutes before adding them plumps them up and adds an extra layer of apple flavor throughout.
03 -
- Take the butter out of the fridge an hour before you start because cold butter will not cream properly and your cookies will spread unevenly.
- Always underbake by about one minute compared to what your eyes tell you because the residual heat finishes the job perfectly.