When I have the extra 5 minutes to spare, I go for browned butter. This is optional and the cookies are fantastic when made with plain melted butter, but it’s something for you to think about. Since the recipe calls for melted butter already, you have the option to brown the butter, which adds a nutty rich flavor to the cookies. If you have an extra 5 minutes to spare, try browning the butter before adding the the cookie dough. I’ve given suggested bake times in the recipe below. For extra large cookies use 3 to 4 tablespoons of dough and for smaller cookies, use about 1 1/2 tablespoons of cookie dough. You can bake the cookies straight away and as large as you like. Combine the two mixtures, and then add the oats, dried fruit, and nuts.(I talk about the browned butter option below.) In a second bowl, whisk the sugars, egg and egg yolk, vanilla extract, and the melted (or browned) butter together.

In one bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together (flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt).These just might be the best oatmeal cookies ever! With this simple oatmeal cookies recipe, you will have less dishes to clean, there’s no time required for softening butter, chilling the cookie dough is optional, and the batter can be frozen for cookies another day. We’ve provided our tips below in the recipe. There’s no creaming or mixers required!īy the way, if you’d prefer to use melted coconut oil instead of butter, go for it! Coconut oil is lovely in these cookies. Instead of calling for room temperature butter that needs to be creamed into sugar, in these easier cookies, we use melted butter to make the cookie batter. With that said, they take a little more time to make and a few more dishes to wash than these extra easy cookies. They are soft and chewy in the middle and we truly love them. We’ve already shared one of our favorite oatmeal cookie recipes on the blog. Melted Butter Makes Oatmeal Cookies Easy!

Easy recipe for oatmeal raisin cookies