A lesson on butter
Soft butter: when butter and sugar are creamed together, air is incorporated evenly in the base of a batter or dough. It creates tenderness and lift in baked goods. Use it in: cakes and soft cookies.
Oatmeal-raisin cookies
By Chatelaine280
PREP TIME
20 min
TOTAL TIME
40 min
Makes
25 cookies
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sultana raisins
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 cups quick oats
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- STIR raisins with hot water in a small bowl. Let stand until plump, about 10 min. Drain well.
- PREHEAT oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
- STIR oats with flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter with sugar in a large bowl, using an electric mixer, until fluffy, 3 min. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in oat mixture, using a wooden spoon. Stir in raisins. Spoon 2-tbsp portions of dough 3 in. apart onto prepared sheets. Flatten them slightly, using your fingers.
- BAKE in centre of oven until edges are golden but centres are soft, 10 to 12 min. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool completely. Cookies keep well at room temperature up to 1 week.
How to cream butter and sugar
Nutrition (per cookie)
- Calories
- 175,
- Protein
- 3 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 24 g,
- Fat
- 8 g,
- Fibre
- 1 g,
- Sodium
- 79 mg.
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