'Salty Oats' Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

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Updated April 01, 2025
Robyn Lee

Swapped at the 2011 SE cookie swap by Erin Zimmer.

Adapted from thesesalted chocolate chip oatmeal raisin cookies.

Recipe Details

'Salty Oats' Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Prep 10 mins
Cook 15 mins
Chilling Time 2 hrs
Total 2 hrs 25 mins
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour

  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1 egg

  • 3 1/4 cups rolled oats

  • 2/3 cup raisins (I like to use golden)

  • Fleur de sel

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.

  2. In a large bowl, beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in vanilla extract. Beat in egg until incorporated.

  3. Add dry ingredients to bowl and beat until just combined. Stir in oats. Stir in raisins. Form dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Let chill in refrigerator at least two hours and preferably overnight.

  4. Preheat oven to 375° F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll a heaping tablespoon of dough into a ball and dunk it into a bowl of salt, so the coarse salt sits atop the ball. Place on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake cookies until golden at the edges, about 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
4480 Calories
209g Fat
605g Carbs
65g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories 4480
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 209g 267%
Saturated Fat 120g 598%
Cholesterol 674mg 225%
Sodium 2284mg 99%
Total Carbohydrate 605g 220%
Dietary Fiber 36g 127%
Total Sugars 265g
Protein 65g
Vitamin C 2mg 12%
Calcium 303mg 23%
Iron 23mg 127%
Potassium 2068mg 44%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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