Oatmeal cookies can be thick and soft or thin and crunchy, with variations like fruit, nuts, and chocolate. Fat type doesn’t affect texture, but flour and raisins can. Cinnamon, vanilla, and coconut are common, and oats add fiber.
Few people can resist fresh oatmeal cookies still warm from the oven. There are many possible variations on the basic oatmeal cookie such as adding different fruits, coconut, nuts or even chocolate added to the batter. The two main types of oatmeal cookies are thin and thick.
Thick oatmeal cookies are soft, while thin ones are crunchy. Many people like both, but some have a strong preference for one type over the other. The thick type of oatmeal cookie is usually moist, but cake-shaped. The thinner oatmeal cookie is sometimes slightly crunchy and can have a crumbly texture.
Making thicker balls of dough and baking them lightly in the oven tends to form the soft, thick kind of oatmeal cookie. Flattening small amounts of oatmeal cookie dough likely produces thin, crunchy cookies. The type of fat used in the biscuits usually doesn’t make much difference in texture.
Butter, shortening, or oil can be used to make oatmeal cookies. The type of fat used depends on each particular recipe. You can use any type of whole wheat or whole wheat flour. Oatmeal cookie recipes that have large amounts of flour added to them can result in slightly thicker cookies. Brown sugar is called for in most oatmeal cookie recipes, and raisins can add extra sweetness.
Raisin oatmeal cookies are very popular. They’re a classic after-school snack best enjoyed with a cold glass of milk. Some people like to add other fruit like orange, apple or banana to the oatmeal cookie dough. Coconut is a common addition and can help create the crunchy kind of oatmeal cookie.
Cinnamon and vanilla are used in virtually all oatmeal cookie recipes. Some bakers like to add allspice or nutmeg. Peanut butter and/or chocolate chips can also be added to oatmeal cookie dough. Nuts and mini marshmallows mixed into cookie batter make for a rocky road version of oatmeal cookies. Oats are thought to reduce cholesterol and also add fiber to the diet.
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