This post was originally posted in June 2013. It has been updated with helpful information and with no changes to the original recipe in June 2020. I wish I was not this far away from home… So I thought to myself. What can I do to make my father feel like I am there with him and make him feel loved? After thinking long and hard, I decided to make him some cookies. I have several cookie recipes on this blog, but I knew that this chunky oatmeal cookies recipe would be the best one because my father loves nuts. As a matter of fact, if a cake or a cookie looks good, before eating it, he will first ask if it has nuts in it. If it does not, he will ask if we can make it with nuts. As a responsible daughter, if I am baking for my dad, I know that a dessert without nuts is pretty much not a good idea. That is exactly why; these Chunky Oatmeal Cookies are his favorite. This is the kind of cookie that you can taste and feel nuts with every bite. As I am my father’s daughter, they are my favorite too. They are chocolaty, nutty, gooey, buttery, tangy, chunky, melty …etc. All the adjectives that come to mind when you think about a good cookie recipe.
How To Make Chunky Oatmeal Cookies
A Few Tips for The Best Oatmeal Cookies:
Do to over mix the flour mixture. I usually let the mixer do the initial mixing (15-20 seconds or so) and then mix the rest by hand to avoid the possibility of overmixingIf you have time, I highly recommend scooping the cookies on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper and letting them sit in the fridge (covered with foil or stretch film) overnight. You can bake them all or bake some and freeze the rest in a freezer bag to bake later. When ready to bake frozen oatmeal cookies, there is no need to thaw. Simply take them out of the fridge right before you are ready to turn the oven on and add 2 minutes to the baking time.I used cranberries, but any dried fruit you have on hand would work in this recipe.Prefer a version of this made without butter? Check out this Oatmeal Cookies without butter recipe!
One last note; when you take them out of the oven, they look underbaked. This is normal. Just let them cool for 5 minutes and transfer them to a wire rack (in order to stop the baking process).
Other Cookie Recipes You Might Like:
Almond Flour CookiesOatmeal Raisin CookiesCoconut Sugar CookiesFlourless Almond Cookies
This recipe is adapted from America’s Test Kitchen.
