Growing up, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies were my dad’s favorite. All of us kids loved my mom’s Chocolate Chip Cookies so she would make both. Well, I’m very proud of my taste buds- they finally matured! The other day, Bri had a craving for these babies & we haven’t been able to stay out of them since. What I like about this recipe is:
1. You don’t have to use a whole ton of flour so it’s relatively inexpensive.
2. It has oat’s in them & we LOVE our gluten free oats over here!
3. The raisins moisturize the cookie, giving it a soft texture. Most Oatmeal Raisin cookies I’ve tried are hard & crunchy.
4. I can have as many as I want without getting sick! That’s a big deal. 😉
Just to give you a heads up about how good these are, before I made them Colby was telling me that he’s never cared too much for Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. I told him that was because he hadn’t had mine! He said, “Everyone always say’s that. But every time I end up trying ‘their recipe’, I just don’t like it.”
Guess what!? He likes these! Nicely done, us!
Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe:
3/4 shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup water*
1 tsp vanilla
Mix ingredients together until smooth.
Add:
1 1/4 cup gluten free all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 cups certified gluten free oatmeal
Mix together. Add raisins & stir. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
*Boil raisins in water for a few minutes. Save the raisin water for your 1/4 cup water.
Thank you Emily Smith from Best of This Life for the opportunity to link my Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookie recipe on your Christmas Cookie Recipe’s list! Everyone needs to head on over to her site! It’s wonderful!
Christie @ Kissesandkale.blogspot.com
Oh yum! I love oatmeal raisin cookies! I’ll have to try this recipe for sure.
Emily Smith // The Best of this Life
These look incredible!!! Thank you so much for sharing them with The Best of this Life readers 🙂 I can’t wait to try them out and love that they are dairy-free too, for my Sis who doesn’t do dairy. YUM! Thank you for the shout out as well – that’s so sweet xo
Brooke
Thanks again for the opportunity to link to your super cute website, Emily! I’m glad we could provide some dairy-free goodness to your sister!
D @ The Kosher Cave Girl
These look so yummy! And you’re photography is absolutely stunning. Obviously.
Brooke
Thank you! Our little sister took these. We have to snag her while she’s in town 😉
El bocado de la huerta
Si se da con la receta de esta galletas quedan geniales!!
Un saludito
Brooke
If you look at the bottom of the post, I provided the recipe 😉
Susannah
These sound great! Nate doesn’t want to admit it but I think he should be eating gluten free. I’ll have to sneakily make these cookies to show him it wouldn’t be all bad. 😉
Brooke
Haha! He won’t even know these are gluten free, promise! He’ll be quite surprised when you tell him 😉 thank you for your comment!
Brittany
Ohhh my goodness, these look wonderful!!
Brooke
Thank you! They ARE! Thanks for stopping by, & your site is hilarious by the way 😉
yougottaswim
I made these last night. I just substituted butter for shortening & soda for an egg. This was a great recipe. I linked you on my blog!
Brooke
Oh I’m so glad you liked them! How did they turn out with the butter instead of shortening? I’ve always been worried about replacing the shortening because I have heard it spreads them out & prevents it from setting up.
yougottaswim
Well I actually had to add more butter and than just the exact amount of shortening, just so it would bind together. It seems to not look as pretty as yours but it still tastes really good.
Brooke
Wow that’s awesome! Good to know!!
Jo-Lynne {Musings of a Housewife}
I LOVE oatmeal raisin cookies! Must try.
Brooke
Aren’t they the best!!?
Jenni
How much raisins do I add?
Brooke Roundy
We usually add about 1/2 cup- 1 cup. It just depends on how much or how little you want!
Jenni
Thank you!
Raia Torn
These look so delicious! I wish I could tolerate oats well enough to use them all the time, but sadly no. Anyway, I’m going to keep these in mind for my kids – I know they’d be a hit! Thanks so much for sharing them at Savoring Saturdays! Hope to see you back this weekend!
Brooke Roundy
Thank you!