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| Carolinagirl |
Posted - Sep 21 2007 : 10:31:42 AM
Hi girls! I'm looking for a super moist, chewy oatmeal cookie recipe. The ones I bake never come out that way. Anyone have a recipe they recommend?
Thanks-
Kim in NC |
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| Kati |
Posted - Sep 23 2007 : 12:14:31 PM
This recipe came from my mom's High School Home Ec. folder and turns out increadibly moist, dense (but not heavy) cookies. One of my coworker's uses practically the same recipe but substitutes stewed, unsweetened rhubarb for 1/2 the oil. Tastes the exact same, but slightly healthier.
3 c all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 c packed brown sugar
2 tsp salt
1 c veggie oil
1 c milk
3 c quick cooking rolled oats
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 c raisins, nuts or chocolate chips (or any combo)
Sift flour, baking soda, salt & cinnamon together. Stir in oats. Combine wet ingredients & add to dry. Mix thoroughly. Mix in raisins/nuts. Drop by tablespoon-fuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 deg. F. for 15 to 18 minutes.
When I was in HS these were the BEST winter breakfast, slightly warmed in the microwave, with a glass of milk. *wicked grin* |
| whispering pines |
Posted - Sep 23 2007 : 08:21:12 AM
The best oatmeal cookies come from the lid of the Quaker oatmeal box. If your batter is a little dry I have found that if you add an extra egg. That will make them super moist. I add nuts (walnuts), raisins, sometimes chocolate chips. My husband loves them.
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| faithymom |
Posted - Sep 21 2007 : 7:34:04 PM
Yes, I could double my cookbook collection at their store! Sometimes being broke has its advantages! LOL
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| Ronna |
Posted - Sep 21 2007 : 6:52:19 PM
Well, now you know this one hasn't changed Faith! The notes say this edition has 500 new recipes, so maybe it's just bigger. 1028 pages. Was just $20 at Costco, got it and the Best of America's Test Kitchen. Ordered the one on Lost Recipes and will get the Kitchen Hints one free for prepaying. As though I need more cookbooks...NOT. Will be clearing out a bunch as soon as I can get through the rest of the more important sorting out. I use the Cook's Illustrated more than any others for reference as well as recipes.
Ronna |
| faithymom |
Posted - Sep 21 2007 : 4:15:27 PM
I bought my cookbook less than a month before the published the NEW one...I was bummed and I always wonder what they added and what they changed...but I do love this one so much that it's already looking very worn.
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| Ronna |
Posted - Sep 21 2007 : 3:16:56 PM
I was curious if the "The New Best Recipe" by Cook's Illustrated would change that recipe, but it's just like Faith keyed in. Variations include Date, Ginger, Chocolate Chip, Nut and Orange Almond.
All Cook's Illustrated recipes are good and I have every issue since the premiere and many of their cookbooks. Also some of the older issues when it was published some years ago. They started the meat brining methods, which are great for just about any meats.
Think I might have to make some cookies.
Ronna |
| Cheryl |
Posted - Sep 21 2007 : 1:38:32 PM
Thank you for the recipe Faith. I will make some this weekend!
Cheryl
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 |
| faithymom |
Posted - Sep 21 2007 : 1:17:31 PM
Alright, Ladies! Here ya go.
Big and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
This is from my favortie cookbook ever:
The Best Recipe by the editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine
1 1/2 c all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted, softened butter
1 c brown sugar, packed
1 c white sugar
2 eggs
3 c rolled oats
1 1/2 c raisins (optional)
Adjust oven racks to low and middle positions and heat oven to 350*. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg together in a medium bowl.
Beat butter until creamy. Add sugars; beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time.
Stir dry ingredients into butter-sugar mixture with a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula. Stir in oats. (and raisins, if using)
Working with 2 TBSP of dough each time, roll dough into 2-inch balls. Place on cookie sheet, leaving at least 2 inches between each ball.
Bake until cookie edges turn golden brown, 22 to 25 mins. (Halfway through baking, turn cookie sheets from front to back and from top to bottom.) Slide cookies, on parchment, to cooling rack. Let cool at least 30 minutes before peeling cookies from parchment.
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ENJOY!
I'd love to know how they turn out if you use this recipe.
Faith
"All television is educational television. The only question is, what is it teaching?"-Fmr. FCC Commissioner Nicholas Johnson |
| Past Blessings |
Posted - Sep 21 2007 : 1:01:07 PM
There was a bakery I would go to when I was really little and my Great-Grandma (Grammy) would buy me the most wonderful oatmeal cookies. They were not only chewy, but had a great buttery flavor. I still remember exactly what they taste like! LOL! I have tried so many recipes looking to replicate them. So far no luck. Recipes.com has thousands and thousands of recipes, so my guess is if I keep trying enough of them, eventually I will find it! Good luck with your hunt. I would definitely check out recipes.com.
Hugs & blessings,
Brenda
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| mom2knk |
Posted - Sep 21 2007 : 12:55:12 PM
I know at PioneerWoman Cooks she just posted a recipe for oatmeal cookies.......http://www.thepioneerwomancooks.com/
You have to scroll to the bottom of the page to see the recipe. I have not made these yet but they look really good and I am hoping to try the recipe this weekend!! |
| Leezard |
Posted - Sep 21 2007 : 10:43:11 AM
If someone has one, I'd love it too. I just made some oatmeal chocolate chip ones and they turned out okay, just not quite as moist and chewy as I'd hoped. I did refrigerate them before baking and that helped a little.
http://ruby--slippers.blogspot.com/
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