Oat and raisin cookie delights

These oat and raisin cookie delights are wonderful! We are on a tight budget and this year I doubled the recipe which made enough generous Christmas treats for 15 colleagues in lovely gift bags.

Ingredients (makes 36 )

225g Unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 cup Brown sugar
1 cup White sugar
2 large Eggs (room temperature)
2 tsp Vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups Self raising flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Ground cinnamon
1 tsp Salt
1 1/2 cups Raisins
1/2 cup Cranberries - chopped
1 1/2 cups Toasted pecans - chopped (optional)
3 cups Rolled oats

Method

Preheat oven to 175 deg C. If using pecans, place them on a tray and bake for approx 5 mins then set aside to cool before chopping.
Place butter and sugars in a mixing bowl (I use an electric mixer) and beat until light and pale.
In a small jug, beat eggs and add vanilla extract. Pour into sugar and butter mixture slowly to ensure even incorporation (mixer on low).
Separately, sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Add rolled oats, raisins and chopped cranberries and combine well. Add dry mixture to mixer slowly and stir only until just combined.
Roll into balls, approx 1 tablespoon in size, and place on baking trays, lined with baking paper. Allow some room for spreading. Bake for approx 12-15 mins or until just cooked. Store in an airtight container. Enjoy!!

Notes

I tend to chop and change what I add based on what I have on hand and who the cookies are for. I usually add cranberries, sometimes pecans and have even added a handful of salted peanuts which are also lovely. This year I made batches of these delights to give to colleagues at Christmas. It was a quick and inexpensive gift option and they looked amazing in the gift bags I bought.

51 Comments

- - GeoEllie said
  - 25 Jan 2015
    11:47 pm
Love cookies which are a little healthier like this.
- mom94125 replied
  
  22 Jun 2015 , 1:39 pm
  yes i agree! i would love to see more recipes from this poster! she has a great idea here!
- - mom57522 said
  - 14 Jan 2015
    7:36 pm
I love how you can chop and change the flavour combination depending on what you have in the pantry,

- - mom107723 said
  - 11 Jan 2015
    2:30 am
My grandma used to make something like this, thanks for sharing.

- - am1979amanda said
  - 10 Jan 2015
    11:23 pm
Kids would love these

- - mom113937 said
  - 07 Jan 2015
    7:50 pm
these look great.. will try with my daughters

- - MummyJessy90 said
  - 07 Jan 2015
    12:54 pm
Yum! Will give this one a go!! Have been looking for a lovely, filling, biscuit recipe =D

- - mom94378 said
  - 06 Jan 2015
    11:20 pm
Thanks for sharing this. Love it.

- - mom64494 said
  - 06 Jan 2015
    2:16 pm
yummo, I have everything except the Cranberries in the cupboard, I might give this a go 🙂

- - mom57522 said
  - 05 Jan 2015
    4:30 pm
What a delicious combination of flavours.

- - jodiev1980 said
  - 05 Jan 2015
    12:24 pm
Yummy thanks! I love oats and raisins together.

- - meimei said
  - 04 Jan 2015
    12:17 pm
I bet these are fragrant crispy & delicious!

- - mom94125 said
  - 02 Jan 2015
    11:03 am
i came back and loved and shared this recipe. i love to make cookies and these are great!

- - ashblonde said
  - 02 Jan 2015
    10:49 am
I didn’t have the cranberries but these still were great!

- - am1979amanda said
  - 01 Jan 2015
    10:56 pm
Awesome idea thanks xxx

- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Jan 2015
    10:16 pm
this is a great recipe. when you have little kids, they seem to waste a lot of food by half eating things so this is an awesome idea.

- - am1979amanda said
  - 01 Jan 2015
    9:44 pm
Look tasty sure they taste great

- - Karan said
  - 01 Jan 2015
    8:21 pm
what a great and healthy recipe. these would be great for lunch boxes

- - priyachirag said
  - 01 Jan 2015
    4:37 pm
Look very healthy and great lunchbox idea.

- - mom105503 said
  - 31 Dec 2014
    10:31 pm
Yummy these sound really delicious and would be great for lunchboxes 🙂

- - taynik46 said
  - 31 Dec 2014
    10:21 pm
Ooh this cookie sounds so yummy and versatile. Will be giving this a try for school lunch boxes next year