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
Lindsey @ Gingerbread Bagels
I love raisinets too, they’re so addicting. But in a cookie is even better! I love this idea. They look soooo good, I would have a really hard time not eating every single one. 🙂
Faith
What a fun cookie! My mom loves Raisinets so I know she’d go crazy for these…I’m printing the recipe to share with her!
Shelby
It isn’t often I see a cookie I “MUST” make because I personally am partial to certain recipes when it comes to a cookie. However, Oatmeal raisin are a different story. I am always looking for a new one to try because it is Grumpy’s favorite cookie and I have never been able to make one that he adores yet. I’m hoping this is the one and I will be trying it in the near future!
Jamie
Barbara! No wonder we are friends! Raisinets are MY favorite candy but how is it I have never ever thought of using them in cookies. Simply brilliant and now I want a whole box of them. Great recipe. Am on a cookie thing lately and I may snitch this fabulous recipe!
Megan
Those cookies look so fat and chewy. They look wonderful! Gee, I’m going to Costco tomorrow. Do I dare buy a big container of Raisinet??? 😉
Thanks for the shout out! I appreciate it! 😀
Katrina
Happy Blogaversary, too. My 3 year comes up next week! Yay for bloggers! 😉
Katrina
Fun idea to put Raisinets in oatmeal cookies! I’ve been having a hankering for oatmeal cookies.
Kendra
I love this idea….can’t wait to try them!
Bonnie
I like the way you think. I am not chocolate covered raisin fan but I LOVE oatmeal cookies. I think I might need to make a Costco run.
Kim
I loved hearing that you preferred these cookies cold. Sometimes I feel like the only person on earth who enjoys cold cookies. Like you, I like when the chocolate has a chance to set up.
This is such a fun twist on an oatmeal raisin cookie. Definitely going to try this!
Debbie
What a great idea to add raisinets!!! I always have oatmeal in the house and love raisinets so I am going to have to try this!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
These look fantastic! Hehe along with a Halloween and a Thanksgiving, I’d really like to attend an American Superbowl party! And that quote about liking the Superbowl for junk food is why you’re my mum! xxx
Rosa
Mmmhhh, they must taste wonderful!
Cheers,
Rosa
FOODESSA
OMG…these chocolate raisin treats are a huge weakness of mine.
Now, look what you’ve done…another terrible reason to think of raisinets…in a cookie no less!!!
Flavourful wishes,
Claudia
Gabriella
Questi biscotti sembrano davvero deliziosi, peccato che qui non credo si trovi l’uvetta ricoperta di cioccolato….?!
Ciao a presto
Stephanie
I just bought a package of dark-chocolate covered raisins today. (It’s my way of snacking “healthy”.) This was meant to be. If I add oatmeal to my dried fruit and rich-in-antioxidant-chocolate, I’ll have like a TRIFECTA of healthful ingredients in my snack.
And there’s absolutely no fat in these, right? That’s what I thought.
Erin
Great idea!
Bridgett
These would be just as hard to resist as that big tub of raisinettes. My kids would definitely go for these as well.
Maria
I know I will love these!
tiffany ~food finery
guess what?!? raisinettes are my favorite too 🙂 i love ’em! these cookies look super tasty. i am so sorry about this afternoon 🙁 i just want her to get well… awful timing. love you.