Oatmeal Cookies

These oatmeal cookies are soft, chewy, and warmly spiced—everything a good oatmeal raisin cookie should be. I don’t often describe recipes as perfect, but these are.

• All-purpose flour and whole rolled oats form the base of the dough. Old fashioned oats give these cookies the best chewy texture. I don’t recommend using quick oats instead!
• Baking powder and baking soda make them nice and puffy.
• Brown sugar adds the perfect caramelized sweetness.
• Sea salt offsets the sweet sugar and raisins.
• Cinnamon and vanilla extract give them that delicious warm, spiced oatmeal cookie flavor.
• Coconut oil or melted butter adds moisture and richness. I used coconut oil, and these tasted wonderfully buttery just the same!
• 1 large egg + an extra egg yolk give them a rich, thick dough and a moist, light final texture.
• Raisins dot them with chewy pops of sweetness.
• And walnuts add nuttiness and crunch.