These fun Oatmeal Raisinet Cookies are a classic, chewy, buttery oatmeal cookie with a fun twist. Instead of raisins or chocolate chips, I’ve used chocolate covered raisins so you get the best of both worlds.
For me, the Super Bowl is mostly a great excuse to eat junk food. I was at Costco buying the junk food and their giant tub of chocolate covered raisins caught my eye. Raisinets are my favorite movie candy, but I try to avoid buying the huge Costco jar of chocolate covered raisins because I definitely eat more than I should if they’re in the house.
Then I remembered that I’d been wanting to make cookies with Raisinets and I decided I could justify buying the enormous container of chocolate covered raisins if it was also a baking ingredient! So Oatmeal Raisinet Cookies became a delicious part of our Super Bowl smorgasboard.
The cold cookies are better than a hot one right out of the oven because the chocolate has time to set up around the raisin again.
I made these cookies again recently for an open house my realtor was hosting. When I got home the entire platter of cookies was gone. I’d say they were a hit. I hope you’ll give them a try too.
Oatmeal Raisinet Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups oats quick or old fashioned, uncooked
- 1 ½ cups Chocolate Covered Raisins Raisinets
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt and soda; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add flour mixture; mix just until blended. Stir in oats and raisinets. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 - 12 min or until light golden brown on the edges. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.
- Store tightly covered.
More delicious chocolate oatmeal cookie recipes:
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies – Diabetic Approved! Big Black Dogs
Oatmeal White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies Barbara Bakes
Oatmeal Toffee Cookies Barbara Bakes
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Linda
I made these and also used the dark chocolate raisinets. HUGE success. One person said this is now his favorite cookie. An easy but very popular recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Liz
Made these awesome cookies today and shared some with my neighbors. What a great idea to use Raisinets. I used the dark chocolate variety.
Barbara Schieving
Thanks Liz! Dark chocolate raisinets is a great idea. How nice of you to share.
Carol
Raisinets have always been a favorite of mine…my Mom used to buy them back in the day and both of us loved them. We even got one of the lunch ladies at the grade school hooked on them! So let’s see…oatmeal is good for you and raisins are a fruit..so these cookies have to be somewhat healthy, right? 😉 Wishful thinking don’tcha know? I have NO doubt there was an empty plate on the counter after that open house. Who could resist homemade cookies? No one, by the sound!
Barbara Schieving
I like the way you think Carol! 🙂
amy
These Oatmeal Raisinet Cookies looks tempting! Now, I have a good reason to get that huge tub of chocolate covered raisins from Costco too! 🙂
I’m hosting a Culinary Smackdown Battle on my site, featuring cookies this month. These cookies you made would be perfect for the contest. Please join us for the fun. I have some cool prizes waiting.
deeba
Sorry I missed your special Day GF ;-( … I’ve been missing for a bit! How wonderful that you baked out of a book Lorraine sent you! I loved those & love these as well. xoxo
Maren
I made these for my co-workers and they were a huge hit! I also made a batch just using chocolate chips and everyone loved them too! Great recipe, thanks!!
Barbara
I’m so glad you came back and let me know you made them. And even more glad that everyone loved them! Thanks!!
Barbara @Modern Comfort Food
These would be the perfect Valentine’s Day treat for my husband, Barbara. He’s been a raisinet fanatic as long as I’ve known him – 42 years – and he ALWAYS buys them when we go to the movies, which is virtually every weekend. I’ve often wondered whether it’s the actual movies or the raisinets that explain his eagerness to go to the theatre!
marla {family fresh cooking}
You are so right, why have simply oatmeal raisin cookies when you can have ’em with chocolate covered rasinets. These look heavenly Barbara! xo
Tawny @ The Year of The Cookie
I love the idea of putting raisinets in the cookies! Im not a fan of raisins (especially in a cookie) but I do love raisinets and this sounds great!