Top 5 Oatmeal Cookie Recipes

Oat meal cookies are a great treat any time of year, but in the fall they seem especially comforting. Whenever I bake these recipes I think back to the great smells that emanated from my grandmothers kitchen, and a sense of peace swells within me. I hope you will enjoy these recipes as much as I have throughout the years.

Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies

2 cups all purpose flour

½ tsp. salt

3 cups oatmeal (regular or quick cooking)

1 cup butter (not margarine)

1 tsp. of baking soda, dissolved in 1/3 of a cup of milk

1 ½ cups of brown sugar

Favorite jelly or jam

Mix flour, salt, and oatmeal together. Add mixture to butter and blend. Stir milk mixture into brown sugar and add to oatmeal mixture. Chill dough for several hours, and then roll out to about 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into uniform desired shapes. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-23 minutes or until lightly brown. Let cool. Before serving add jelly or jam to one cookie, then place a second cookie on top. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Dried Fruit Oatmeal Cookies

¾ cup of softened butter (not margarine)

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

3 Tbsp. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups of all purpose flour

¾ tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. of salt

2 cups of oatmeal

1 ½ cups of dried fruit (raisins, dates, cranberries, apricots, or apples). Cut up larger pieces of fruit to raisin size.

¾ cup of nuts (optional)

Cream together butter, brown sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla. Blend flour, soda, salt, and oats together. Combine the two mixtures and stir together. Add mixed fruit and nuts. Roll into balls and place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Flatten with the bottom of a small glass. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes. Let cool and enjoy. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Carmel Oatmeal Pecan Bar Cookies

2 cups of all purpose flour

2 cups of oatmeal

1 ¼ cups brown sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

1 cup of softened butter (not margarine)

1 ¼ cups Caramel ice cream topping (the squirtable kind works best)

1 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture with pastry blender until the mixture is like coarse crumbs. Set aside 2 cups of the mixture. Press the remaining mixture onto a jelly roll pan (a very large cookie sheet can also be used if the sides are deep). Bake 10 minutes. Spoon or squirt caramel topping over crust. Spread to cover all the way to the edges. Add pecans to reserved crumb mixture and sprinkle over caramel topping. Bake 10-15 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Remove and place on cooling rack. Cool. Makes about 40 bars.

Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies

Beat 3 eggs until well mixed. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla Soak for 1 hour or longer. (Over night is best).
Mix 1 cup butter, 1 cup white sugar, and 1 cup brown sugar. Set aside. Mix together 2 ½ cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of soda, 1 teaspoon
of cinnamon and 3/4 teaspoon of salt. Add sifted mixture to sugar and shortening mixture. Mix well and add butterscotch chips and egg mixture along with 2 cups of oatmeal. Form into balls and place on cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees until they start to turn brown. Do not over bake. Cookies will flatten as they bake. (If dough seems too dry add 2 or 3 tablespoons of water.) Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

1/2 cup butter softened

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 large egg

1 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 cups oatmeal

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup white chocolate chopped

1 cup almonds chopped

Beat butter and sugars together till light. Add egg and vanilla and beat. Add the rest of ingredients and mix well. Drop by spoonfuls on baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Makes approximately 3 dozen cookies.

These delicious and delectable cookies will make you the envy of all the moms on the block. They are also great sellers at bake sales or fairs that are hosted throughout the school year. Give your kids a lasting memory of the homemade goodness of these cookies.