Easiest Way to Make Tasty Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies.

You can have Chewy Oatmeal Cookies using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

1. It's 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, softened.
2. It's 1/4 cup of white sugar.
3. You need 3/4 cup of brown sugar.
4. You need 1 of egg, room temperature.
5. It's 2 tsp. of vanilla.
6. It's 1 cup of all purpose flour.
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of baking powder.
8. It's 1/4 tsp. of salt.
9. You need 1/2 tsp of cinnamon.
10. You need 1 2/3 cup of old fashioned oats, uncooked.
11. Prepare 1 cup of optional mix in (raisins, chocolate chips, m&m's, butterscotch chips).

Chewy Oatmeal Cookies instructions

1. Cream the butter with a hand-held mixer for a minute. Then add in both sugars and cream together for 2 minutes more..
2. Add in the vanilla and egg. Mix until everything is well blended..
3. In a separate bowl whisk together the oats, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon..
4. Add the dry mixture into the wet in stages while mixing until it's all added and combined..
5. Gradually fold in an optional add in, if using (Raisins are what's pictured)..
6. Dough will be very thick and sticky. Cover and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes..
7. Preheat the oven to 325° F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper..
8. Roll the chilled dough into small balls and set on prepared cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart..
9. Cook for 8-10 minutes. Cookies should only be very lightly browned around the edges and will still look very soft in the center. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely..
10. Store in an air tight container, room temperature..