This recipe for No Sugar Added Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies are a classic dessert that are made with healthier ingredients.
Made with oats and ground cinnamon, these cookies are soft and chewy with a burst of with sweet chewy raisins in every bite.
What you will read about in this recipe.
What makes oatmeal and raisin cookies so good?
Besides being made with healthier ingredients, oatmeal and raisin cookies are hearty cookie that have a nice balance of flavors and textures.
I like that is a cookie that can be enjoyed about any time of the day, including breakfast!
Did you try my recipe for Sugar Free No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars?
That peanut butter bar recipe is a simple layered dessert or snack recipe made with a chocolate ganache topping. Both this oatmeal raisin cookie recipe and that layered peanut butter bar recipe are delicious dessert recipe that feature oatmeal .
You can make this cookie recipe gluten free. Use gluten free rolled oats and gluten free all purpose flour.
What you need to make oatmeal raisin cookies.
- Flour. If you are using an alternative flour, such as gluten free flour, use a flour that measured 1:1 with regular all purpose flour for best results.
- Baking Soda. Added for leavening.
- Cinnamon. Ground cinnamon gives these cookies a nice accent.
- Butter. Your butter should be softened to room temperature. If you are using unsalted butter, add a half teaspoon of salt to your flour.
- Brown Sugar Alternative and White Sugar alternative. For best results, use sugar alternatives that measure 1:1 with regular granular sugar alternative and that can also be baked with.
- Eggs. Your eggs should be at room temperature.
- Vanilla Extract. Added as a flavor balance.
- Old Fashioned or Rolled Oats. While you could use quick oats in this recipe, for the best results with texture, I would use the old fashioned or rolled oats.
- Raisins. Use fresh and plump raisins.
How to make oatmeal and raisin cookies.
- Preheat your oven to 350 and prepare your baking sheet(s) for nonstick. I like parchment paper or a baking mat for this recipe.
- In a medium bowl, use a whisk to mix together the flour, baking soda, and ground cinnamon. Set this bowl aside.
- Next, in a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter with the sugar alternatives until creamy. Then mix in the eggs and the vanilla extract.
- Add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the large mixing bowl and mix until just combined. Then stir in the oats and the raisins.
- Use a spoon or cookie scoop to scoop the cookie dough and then place the cookies on to the prepared baking sheets about 1 1/1 to two inches apart. You can use the palm of your hands to slightly flatten the cookies if needed.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Then remove the baking sheets from your oven and let the cookies sit for about five minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to fully cool.
Tips for making the best oatmeal raisin cookies.
Using rolled or old fashioned oats is recommended in this recipe. This is because these oats offer the best texture while holding these cookies together.
More helpful tips for you.
- While this is optional, soaking the raisins will make them more moist and plump. To soak them simply place them in a cup of hot water for about 20 minutes before draining the water and adding them to this recipe.
- Chilling the dough before baking will help the cookies keep their shape while baking. You can also slightly flatten the cookies with the palm of your hand, before baking, to flatten them out as needed.
- The butter should be softened to room temperature for better blending. You can also try subbing in peanut butter or another nut butter for part of the butter for more flavor.
- These cookies will be slightly soft in the center when your taking them from the oven. They should however, be fully set on the baking sheet before they are removed to finish cooling.
- Lastly, add a bit of crunch to your cookies with chopped nuts. Or, you can add shredded coconut for a flavor twist.
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How to store oatmeal raisin cookies.
Once these cookies have fully cooled, these cookies should be stored in an airtight container. Adding a slice of bread can help keep them soft. If properly stored, these cookies should keep for about a week at room temperature or up to a few months when frozen (without the bread).
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Print the recipe for oatmeal and raisin cookies made without sugar.
No sugar added oatmeal and raisin cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Flour - See post for alternatives.
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- ¾ cup Granular Sugar Alternative - See post for details and alternatives.
- ½ cup Brown Sugar Alternative - See post for details and alternatives.
- 1 cup Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Eggs
- 3 cups Rolled Oats
- 1 cup Raisins
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 and prepare your baking sheet(s) for nonstick.
- In a medium bowl, use a whisk to mix together the flour, baking soda, and ground cinnamon. Set this bowl aside.
- Next, in a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter with the sugar alternatives until creamy. Then mix in the eggs and the vanilla extract.
- Add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the large mixing bowl and mix until just combined. Then stir in the oats and the raisins.
- Use a spoon or cookie scoop to scoop the cookie dough and then place the cookies on to the prepared baking sheets about 1 1/1 to two inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Then remove the baking sheets from your oven and let the cookies sit for about five minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to fully cool.
Recipe Notes
Also, please see the actual recipe post for further details on this recipe. Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used. See thesugarfreediva.com for details on this recipe.
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Nutrition
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No sugar added oatmeal and raisin cookies are a delicious chewy and soft dessert or snack recipe idea made with healthier ingredients.
Please see recipe post for further details on this recipe.
TheSugarFreeDiva
Thank you for catching that. I have updated the recipe card. I would try a standard cookie scoop and make adjustments as needed. thanks again!
Kathryn
Oh-my-gosh--these cookies are soo good! I just pulled the first pan out of the oven and I'm tempted to break some of them up into a bowl of milk.. The only change I made was using Earth Balance Spread instead of butter for my husband's dietetic restrictions and flattened the cookie scoops a bit with the back of a spoon.
We enjoy your emails and are happy to have found your site for such good recipes; we are able to enjoy treats again.
Thank you so much.
Kathryn
TheSugarFreeDiva
Good to hear! Thank you!