Oatmeal Cookie Recipes

Does your favorite oatmeal cookie recipe have raisins or chocolate chips, both, other add ons, or none at all? We have easy recipes for all variations, including our oatmeal bars.

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Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Rating: 3.07 stars
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Sometimes there's nothing better than a good old-fashioned oatmeal-raisin cookie.

Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

Rating: 3.25 stars
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Pull a fast one on the kids: In just 10 minutes, whip up the dough for these sweet, crunchy treats made with whole-wheat flour. Many recipes for baked goods can be tweaked to use equal parts whole-wheat and all-purpose flours, without losing flavor or texture.

Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookies

Rating: 3.57 stars
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Chock-full of chocolate and raisins, these oatmeal cookies won't disappoint. And by using oats in place of wheat flour, everyone can get in on the fun.

Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

Rating: 3.62 stars
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Studding chewy oatmeal cookies with cranberries gives them a bit of bright color and a slight tang. Any dried fruit can be substituted.

No-Bake Chocolate and Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

Rating: 3.41 stars
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With a candy-bar-inspired top and a crumbly cookie base, each of these rich squares packs a double dose of that perfect pairing: chocolate and peanut butter.

Carrot-Cake Thumbprint Cookies

You can have your cake and eat it, too--as a cookie! The bases for these thumbprints are studded with grated carrots, chopped pecans, golden raisins, and rolled oats. The creamy filling features fresh goat cheese (cream cheese would work in its place) and a swirl of apricot jam. The result? Layers of flavor in every bite.

Oatmeal-Raisin Bars

Rating: 3.66 stars
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These handheld treats are packable, snackable, sure-fire crowd-pleasers -- indoors and out.

Oatmeal Cookies

Rating: 3.51 stars
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Add your choice of chocolate chunks, golden raisins, or toffee pieces to the basic oatmeal-cookie recipe.

Oatmeal and Dried Cherry Cookies

Rating: 3.18 stars
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Chocolate Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Rating: 3.82 stars
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If you prefer a crispier texture, bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 16 to 20 minutes.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie

Rating: 3.71 stars
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To ensure your cookies come out just right, follow a couple of basic rules: Space them at least 1 inch apart during baking, rotate the sheet pan half way through, and let the cookies cool on the sheet for 1 to 2 minutes before transferring to wire cooling racks.From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).

Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Rating: 3.62 stars
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This crunchy chocolate-chip cookie is enhanced by rolled oats, salted peanuts and natural peanut butter.
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Inspiration and Ideas

Granola Cookies

Granola Cookies
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Using coconut oil instead of butter not only gives these drop cookies a healthy boost, but it also adds great flavor. Martha made this recipe on "Martha Bakes" episode 809.
Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, and Pecan Cookies

Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, and Pecan Cookies
Rating: Unrated
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For those who can't choose between chocolate chip or oatmeal as their favorite cookie, here is the ultimate compromise. The cookie jar won't stay full for long.
Giant Cowboy Cookies

Giant Cowboy Cookies
Breakfast Cookies

Breakfast Cookies
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Oatmeal-Date Cookies

Oatmeal-Date Cookies
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Maple-Oatmeal Cookies

Maple-Oatmeal Cookies
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Chewy Cherry-Oatmeal Cookies

Rating: 3.18 stars
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Cherry-oatmeal cookies are a nice twist on a classic. Serve these at your next gathering, or make a batch and slip one into your loved one's lunch bag.

All Oatmeal Cookie Recipes

Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

Irresistibly chewy, these oatmeal-raisin cookies gets its flavor boost from cinnamon.

Jumbo Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

Rating: 3.52 stars
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These classic cookies freeze nicely.

Iced Oatmeal-Applesauce Cookies

Rating: 3.52 stars
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These soft, chewy cookies capture the flavor of a warm bowl of apple-cinnamon oatmeal.

Anytime Oatmeal Cookies

Wrap our customizable label around an 18-ounce oat container. Print our label from marthastewart.com/cookies-clip-art

Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Apricots and White Chocolate

Rating: 3.84 stars
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Instead of old-fashioned oatmeal raisin, swap in apricots and white chocolate. The white chocolate's sweetness tempers the tang of the fruit, creating a balanced batch that will appeal to kids and adults alike.

Oatmeal Shortbread

Rating: 3.43 stars
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Add these delicious shortbread cookies to your cookie jar.

Chocolate-Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

This recipe for deliciously chewy cookies comes from Martha Lively of Wilton, Maine.

Classic Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Rating: 3.22 stars
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Any dried fruit can be substituted for the raisins in these delicious cookies that make for the perfect snack. Be sure the cookies are completely cool before storing in an airtight container.

Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

Rating: 3.43 stars
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This oatmeal-cookie dough can be baked immediately, refrigerated for one to two days, or frozen for up to a month.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Rating: 3.14 stars
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Including toasted wheat germ and a generous amount of raisins in these cookies makes them hearty.

Oatmeal-Apricot Cookies

Rating: 2.84 stars
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These cookies are very chewy and not overly sweet. Chopped dried apricots add a surprising fruity taste and go well with the oats and almonds.

Amaranth Clusters

When mixed with oats, nuts, dried fruit, and honey, these amaranth cookies make for a tasty snack.

Nutty Butter Cookies

Rating: 4.71 stars
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In this cleverly customizable cookie, peanuts, almonds, and cashews work equally well for the nut and nut-butter components of the recipe. (It's best to stick to one type of nut per batch.) To amp up the flavor and texture of the cookie, the oats are toasted in butter before being mixed into the dough. And if you don't like nuts, sunflower seeds are also delicious.

White Chocolate-Chunk Cookies

Rating: 3.91 stars
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A glass of milk is the ideal accompaniment to these drop cookies. Besides white chocolate, the cookies are also chockablock with oats, coconut, golden raisins, and walnuts.

Coconut-Lime-Oatmeal Drop Cookies

This dough can also be used for Chocolate-Pecan, Peanut Butter and Cherry, Rum-Raisin and Cashew, and Chocolate-Toffee Oatmeal drop cookies.

Paul Bunyan Cookies

Rating: 4.17 stars
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Submitted by Carol Osgood of Littleton, Colorado. As their name implies, these cookies are very large, so place six to eight cookies per sheet.

Maple-Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

Rating: 3.21 stars
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Maple and oatmeal are a satisfying pair, especially when enriched with brown sugar and shredded coconut.

Oatmeal Pecan Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Rating: 4.33 stars
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You can buy chocolate that has already been chunked, or you can just cut up your favorite chocolate.

Egg-Free Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

No eggs? No problem. Even discerning eaters won't be able to taste the difference between these treats and traditional oatmeal cookies. This recipe adapted fromMartha Stewart's Cookies.

Lemon-Oatmeal Lacies

Rating: 3.73 stars
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Lemon zest brightens brightens up these oatmeal cookies for a delicious wintry treat.

Vegan Oatmeal-Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookie

These classic cookies are flavorful but intolerance-friendly, says baker Cybele Pascal, author of "The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook." Gluten-free and dairy-free (plus egg-free, soy-free, and nut-free), these will please the pickiest dinner guest.

Zucchini-Nut-Bread Cookie Sandwiches

Rating: 3.88 stars
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These cookies, cousins of zucchini bread, are perfect for packing up as picnic fare -- even if the picnic table is right in your kitchen. A sweet cream-cheese filling goes in the middle.Print these nifty labels onto adhesive paper or attach with double-sided tape.

Old-Fashioned Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

Strike a sweet note with this delectable treat, full of nutritious oats and sweey raisins.

Classic Oatmeal Cookies

Rating: 3.15 stars
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