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    Home » Recipes » Cookie Recipes

    Oatmeal Granola Cookies Recipe

    Published: Dec 4, 2011 · Modified: Jun 19, 2022 by Chef Dennis Littley

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    For the perfect combination of flavors. my Oatmeal Granola Cookies are sure to please! Wouldn’t your family love to snack on these for dessert tonight?

    close up of oatmeal granola cookies on a white plate

    When we got this months recipe swap, things changed up a bit, first of all, we went to a new cookbook for this new year, and our first challenge would be a cookie. Our new cookbook The Second Ford Treasury of Favorite Recipes from Favorite Eating Places, is the second book in the series and was first published in 1954….hmm  my first thoughts were that cookbook really isn’t very old…. sigh, especially with I was born in 1953.

    picture of Favorite recipes cook book from favorite places book cover

    Our first recipe redo would be a classic cookie, the one and only Tollhouse cookie from its birthplace, the Toll House Inn in Whitman Massachusetts. Sadly the Toll House Restaurant is no more, having burned down in 1984, while there is a plaque on the original site, there is now also a Wendy’s and a Walgreen’s, what a sad testament to progress.

    picture of the recipe for Toll House cookies from cookbook

    The rules of the swap are pretty simple, change at least three things about the original recipe and redo it as a more contemporary recipe. I thought about the toll house cookie in all its delicious glory and tried to remember the first time I had one,  and you know I couldn’t remember! But what I did remember were the oatmeal cookies that my mother made for me while I was growing up, I remember how much I loved the raw batter and how I could eat a whole bowl without even bothering to bake them….sigh,  I also remember that my mother would only let me devour raw cookie batter if it was made with butter, not the Crisco that sometimes took its place.

    c;lose up of oatmeal granola cookies with a piece missing sitting on a white plate

    So when it came time to redo this classic, I had to go with a classic of my own, My mother’s oatmeal cookies. I wanted these cookies to have a little more substance to them, and honestly, raisins just didn’t seem to be enough. I had bought a bag of trail mix on a whim and decided that it would make a great addition to my favorite cookie.

    If you like my oatmeal granola cookies, make sure to try my Meyer Lemon Ricotta Cookies.

     oatmeal granola cookies with a piece missing sitting on a white plate on a black background

    If you like cookies you make also like these recipes:

    • Meyer Lemon Ricotta Cookies
    • Sweet and Salty Chex Mix Cookies
    • Pistachio Cornmeal Butter Cookies
    • Low Sugar Oatmeal Cookies
    • Toffee Pretzel Peanut Butter Cookies

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    Table of Contents:

    • Oatmeal Granola Cookies
      • Ingredients
      • Instructions
      • Notes
      • Nutrition

    Oatmeal Granola Cookies

    If you’re looking for a cookie that’s delicious and healthy, why not try this oatmeal granola cookies recipe. These cookies are chock full of fruit, nuts and oatmeal.
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time12 minutes mins
    Total Time22 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 48
    Calories: 149kcal
    Author: Chef Dennis Littley

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup butter
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 ¼ cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 ⅔ cups flour
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 3 cups old fashioned oats
    • 2 cups trail mix use your favorite blend
    • 1 Cup Walnuts finely chopped in food processor*
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°.
    • In the bowl of your mixer cream together butter and sugars until well blended.
    • Add in the eggs, and vanilla and continue to whip until almost fluffy.
    • In another bowl stir together flour, very finely chopped (should almost resemble powder) nuts, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
    • Slowly add your powdered ingredients to your creamed ingredients while mixing.
    • Mix well.
    • Now stir in the oats and trail mix.
    • Drop by scoop or teaspoon onto hot stone or slightly greased cookie sheet.
    • Bake for 11-14 minutes depending on cookie size.
    • Remove cookies from baking sheet or stone right away and transfer to cooling racks.

    Notes

    *use the nuts of your choice just make sure to almost make them the consistency of flour by using your food processor.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 149kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 111mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.8mg
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    1. Kimberly A Layton

      November 07, 2021 at 4:38 pm

      I sub egg for just egg and butter for vegan plant based…finished with a touch of course sea salt. ..also used sugar alternative for white sugar…zero lactose and crazy good

      Reply
    2. Monica L Rivera

      October 05, 2021 at 12:09 am

      I love this recipe Dennis as I have been looking for a recipe with granola. I will see how they come out and how tasty. I didn’t add alot of sugar so hope they come out delish. I LOVE to bake alot and cook. My nickname is cookie.
      Thank You & Blessings

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    3. Kimberly Ann Brunn

      February 14, 2020 at 4:25 pm

      5 stars
      Love them….I used chai extract …replaced cinnamon and vanilla

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    4. Abbie

      May 22, 2015 at 2:40 pm

      1 star
      Big disappointment….Made these exactly and they are flat and too too sweet. Really the worst cookies I’ve ever made. I figured you left something out on purpose, but read other comments and no one complained. Not sure what went wrong. I re-read just to make sure I copied it correctly and I did. Hmmm, smh.

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      • Chef Dennis Littley

        May 22, 2015 at 9:59 pm

        sorry they didn’t work for you Abbie, its possible the butter was not cold enough when you creamed it with the sugar, that would cause them to be flat. Dough can be chilled before baking as well to help them from going flat.
        Dough could also be over mixed.

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    5. kirstin

      March 10, 2012 at 7:12 pm

      WOW! These look so good! I’m going to save this and make it

      Reply
    6. Jamie

      December 12, 2011 at 6:32 pm

      I love how we both went with family recipes – great job!

      Reply
    7. GrabandgoRecipes

      December 08, 2011 at 3:43 pm

      5 stars
      These cookies look wonderful!!! Love your recipes and BLOG!!!

      Reply
    8. Peggy

      December 08, 2011 at 5:45 am

      This sounds like a fantastic cookie Dennis! You can’t beat a “grandma recipe”!

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