Quaker oatmeal cookies are one of my favorite cookie recipes.
The main reason is that I feel less guilty eating them. Even if they are cookies, the oatmeal has some health benefits such as high fiber content and important vitamins and minerals.
I love to open the box of oats and have the recipe right there in front of me. However, not everyone in my family is excited for the traditional oatmeal raisin cookies.
My daughter loves peanut butter cookies and my son always asks for chocolate chips cookies. On the other hand, my husband’s favorite cookies are the regular oatmeal raisin cookies.
So, I found a way to keep everyone happy without having to make three different types of cookies.
As Valentine’s Day is coming up I decided to bake heart shaped oatmeal cookies.
Quaker Oatmeal Cookies: Ingredients
Here is the basic recipe from the back of the lid.
| 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened |
| 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar |
| 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 2 eggs |
| 1 teaspoon vanilla |
| 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour |
| 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 1 teaspoon cinnamon |
| 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional) |
| 3 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked) |
| 1 cup raisins |
Instructions
| 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit |
| 2. Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy |
| 3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well |
| 4. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, mix well |
| 5. Stir in oats and raisins; mix well |
| 6. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet |
| 7. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown |
| 8. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack |
| It makes about 4 dozen cookies |
3 in 1 Easy Oatmeal Cookies
Basically I make the Quaker oatmeal cookies following the recipe on the back of the lid. However, before adding the raisins, I divide the batter into three equal parts.
Instead of adding one cup of raisins, I add 1/3 cup of raisins to one part, 1/3 cup of chocolate chips to the second part, and 1/2 cup of peanut butter to the last part.
So, with the same basic recipe, I have three different types of cookies.
One third of the Quaker oatmeal cookies will have raisins, the other third will have chocolate chips, and last part will have peanut butter.
I made the cookies the same shape and realized that the chocolate chip and raisin cookies look alike.
Another option is to use a different shape for the different flavors. I just kept them in different containers so that they don’t get mixed up.
Which is your favorite oatmeal cookie? Let me know in the comments below.