![]() If you like really big oatmeal raisin cookies - use the ¼-cup measuring cup and proceed with the directions as written. Since, really embracing my life as a Weight Watchers member, I prefer to make reasonably sized cookies, but the choice is yours. The only other major difference was in the size of oatmeal raisin cookies-The Auntie Em's version instructs you to bake really big cookies, using a full ¼-cup measuring cup of dough and Martha's version suggests using a 1-½-inch ice cream scoop (affiliate link) of dough. With two recipes so similar, I felt confident that these had a real shot at being the best oatmeal raisin cookies I had ever baked. Martha uses a little more sugar and oats and a bit less flour. It called for an ingredient I had never used to make oatmeal raisin cookies - wheat germ - and was a very big batch.īefore I had a chance to cut the recipe in half and give it a try, I discovered that Martha Stewart's Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe from Martha Stewart's Cookies (affiliate link) (my latest cookbook purchase) also calls for wheat germ and has ingredient ratios very close to Auntie Em's. Just this week, when my periodic oatmeal raisin cookies craving was beginning to kick into overdrive (It happens a couple of times a year), I happened upon an article and recipe for what was being described as the "best oatmeal raisin cookies" from a restaurant called Auntie Em's Kitchen in Eagle Rock, CA that was published in the Los Angeles Times. A $2.00 cookie is an indulgence, especially when you're in college. They were rich, chewy, sweet, and delicious and since I was on a budget, I could only indulge myself once in a while. My love affair with oatmeal raisin cookies really heated up sometime back in the 1980s, when I first tasted a Mrs. Mom made oatmeal raisin cookies occasionally when I was growing up using the recipe on the back of the Quaker Oats box. They were good - chewy and crisp. And sometimes I can only be satisfied by the kind made with full amounts of sugar and fat □ Sometimes I play with making healthier versions that are lower in fat. ![]() ![]() I love oatmeal raisin cookies and am always on the lookout for the next great oatmeal raisin cookie recipe to add to my files. ![]()
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