Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Craving brown sugar oatmeal cookies packed with flavor and delightful texture? Boil the kettle and brew a cup of tea because I’m about to share my five game-changing tips for achieving the ultimate soft and chewy brown sugar oatmeal cookies with just 10 minutes of easy prep!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon EACH: cinnamon and sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup butter, at room temperature
- ¾ cup light brown sugar, see notes
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon molasses, see notes
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- 1 cup mix of raisins, chocolate chips, and/or chopped nuts, see notes
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder.¾ cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon EACH: cinnamon and sea salt, ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, add the butter and brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg, vanilla, and molasses and beat again for 2 minutes. Add the dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated.½ cup butter, ¾ cup light brown sugar, 1 large egg, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 1 teaspoon molasses
- Stir in the rolled oats and any mix-ins you choose.1 ½ cups rolled oats, 1 cup mix of raisins, chocolate chips, and/or chopped nuts
- Use a medium-sized cookie scoop (about 2 tablespoons) to scoop balls of the dough and place them onto 2 baking sheets.
- Bake the cookies for 11-12 minutes, until they've spread and are darkening at the edges. For perfectly round cookies, use a cup to very gently swirl the cookies as soon as they come out of the oven. Let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Notes
Molasses: If you have dark brown sugar, you can use that instead of the light brown sugar and skip the added molasses.
Add-ins: The cookies in the pictures have ½ cup of raisins and ½ cup of chopped walnuts, but you can choose your own adventure here. I find that 1 cup of add-ins is the right amount for this recipe. You can also be a purist and skip the add-ins altogether!
Serving: 1 cookie, Calories: 133kcal, Carbohydrates: 18g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 20mg, Sodium: 123mg, Potassium: 83mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 142IU, Vitamin C: 0.2mg, Calcium: 19mg, Iron: 1mg