Tag: oatmeal cookies

The day I accidentally made 300 cookies.

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Every summer as a child we would embark on a family road trip to Cedar Point. I didn’t love roller coasters or the 6+ hours in the car each way, but I did love the tin of oatmeal cookies each car got. So when I had to go on a road-trip of my own, it only made sense to make each car a tin of oatmeal cookies. I called my grandma for her recipe which she happily shared and I started making the oatmeal cookies.

Now there were two cars going on our trip so I figured I would double the recipe. One for each car, right? Well I think my grandma already gave me the doubled recipe she used for our road trip. 4 hours and 10 batches in the oven later, I had over 300 cookies cooling across my kitchen, living room, bedroom…

There are worse problems to have.

Now because I had so many cookies, I figured I would make a test batch. There’s no beating my grandmother’s recipe, but I figured adding cinnamon, vanilla extract, and chocolate chips couldn’t result in a bad cookie. If it did, I would still have 200 good cookies! The add-ins did not disappoint, and if you try this recipe, I encourage you to play around with it yourself!

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Tips and Tricks

• These oatmeal cookies will be thin and crunchy. If you want a thick, chewy oatmeal cookie, this is not the recipe for you
• Be creative with the mix-ins! My dad likes raisins, while I prefer chocolate chips. You could also add in chopped pecans or walnuts, shredded coconut, or even butterscotch chips.
• These cookies will spread and become very flat in the oven. Use small, 1 tsp sized balls of dough and place cookies at least 2 inches apart on cookie sheet

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (or shortening)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

Recipe #1: Grandma’s Classic Oatmeal Cookies

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Place parchment paper on cookie sheet and grease
3. Melt the 1 cup of butter
4. Mix all ingredients in one bowl! Easy peasy!
5. Place small spoonfuls of cookies on sheet at least 2 inches apart
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes

Recipe #2: Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

1. Follow steps 1-4 of Grandma’s Classic Oatmeal cookies
2. Add 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips (or more if you’re like me!)
3. Add 1 tsp of cinnamon
4. Add 1 tsp of vanilla extract
5. Follow steps 5&6 of Grandma’s Classic Oatmeal cookies

I hope you love these cookies as much as I did! If you tried a different mix-in or added an extra spice, drop a comment below and let me know how it was!

-R