Oatmeal Cookies Recipe (chewy)

This perfect oatmeal cookies recipe is soft and chewy perfection! Made with brown sugar and the perfect base for add-ins!

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Keyword baking, cookie, cookies, dessert, oatmeal, oats

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings to 18 cookies

Calories 225kcal

Author Jesseca

Equipment

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter softened to room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1½ cups oats

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking trays with parchment or silicone liners and set aside.
2. Combine the butter and two sugars in a mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy, roughly 4 minutes.
3. Stir in the egg and vanilla extract.
4. In a large measuring cup, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Mix into the butter mixture.
5. Fold in the oats. Scoop the cookie dough into round balls, about 2 tablespoons per cookie, and place 2 inches apart on the tray.
6. Bake 8 to ten minutes, or just until the edges are slightly browned.

Notes

I reeeeeally like big puffy cookies. Everyone else in my household leans firmly into the “flat but still chewy” cookie fandom. SO, if you want your cookies to be a little more flat, follow the instructions below. For a more full or thick cookie, scoop 1/4 cup of dough per cookie and bake just 10 minutes. Let them cool on the pan before removing.

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