Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Recipe below! Start the year with some comfort baking along with Anna! These easy-to-make cookies smell divine when they’re in the oven, and it’s up to you if you’d rather use chocolate chips or raisins.
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Makes about 2 dozen cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 to 10 minutes
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• Ingredients •
10 Tbsp (150 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup (200 g) packed dark brown sugar
1 Tbsp (18 g) honey or 1 Tbsp (16 g) fancy molasses
1 large egg, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup (150 g) all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp (8 g) cornstarch
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp ground cinnamon or pumpkin spice blend
½ tsp fine salt
1 ½ cups (150 g) regular rolled oats
1 cup (175 g) chocolate chips or 1 cup (150 g) raisins or dried cranberries
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• Directions •
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and line two baking trays with parchment paper.
2. Cream the butter, brown sugar and honey (or molasses) by hand in a large bowl until smooth. Add the egg and beat well after each addition, then stir in the vanilla. In a separate bowl, stir the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together with a fork and add these dry ingredients all at once to the dough, stirring until blended. Add the oats and chocolate chips or raisins and stir until evenly combined.
3. Using a small scoop or two teaspoons, scoop spoonfuls of dough and drop them onto the trays, leaving 2 inches (5 cm) between them. Gently press the cookies down with your palm. Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes, only until you start to see browning at the edge of the cookies. As you pull the trays from the oven, give the pan a little smack on the oven door to deflate the cookies.
4. Cool the cookies on the trays on a cooling rack. The cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Note: The secrets to keeping oatmeal cookies soft in the centre are using cornstarch in the dough and not overbaking them. They may seem exceptionally soft after 8 minutes of baking, but as long as the edges are browned, they will set up once cooled.
Recipe below! Start the year with some comfort baking along with Anna! These easy-to-make cookies smell divine when they’re in the oven, and it’s up to you if you’d rather use chocolate chips or raisins.
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Makes about 2 dozen cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 to 10 minutes
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• Ingredients •
10 Tbsp (150 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup (200 g) packed dark brown sugar
1 Tbsp (18 g) honey or 1 Tbsp (16 g) fancy molasses
1 large egg, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup (150 g) all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp (8 g) cornstarch
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp ground cinnamon or pumpkin spice blend
½ tsp fine salt
1 ½ cups (150 g) regular rolled oats
1 cup (175 g) chocolate chips or 1 cup (150 g) raisins or dried cranberries
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• Directions •
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and line two baking trays with parchment paper.
2. Cream the butter, brown sugar and honey (or molasses) by hand in a large bowl until smooth. Add the egg and beat well after each addition, then stir in the vanilla. In a separate bowl, stir the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together with a fork and add these dry ingredients all at once to the dough, stirring until blended. Add the oats and chocolate chips or raisins and stir until evenly combined.
3. Using a small scoop or two teaspoons, scoop spoonfuls of dough and drop them onto the trays, leaving 2 inches (5 cm) between them. Gently press the cookies down with your palm. Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes, only until you start to see browning at the edge of the cookies. As you pull the trays from the oven, give the pan a little smack on the oven door to deflate the cookies.
4. Cool the cookies on the trays on a cooling rack. The cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Note: The secrets to keeping oatmeal cookies soft in the centre are using cornstarch in the dough and not overbaking them. They may seem exceptionally soft after 8 minutes of baking, but as long as the edges are browned, they will set up once cooled.
