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Chewy Chai-Spiced Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Chewy, golden-edged oat cookies warmed with cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and a hint of clove, studded with plump raisins.

Chewy Chai-Spiced Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup113 gUnsalted buttersoftened
  • ½ cup packed110 gBrown sugarpacked
  • 3 tbsp40 gGranulated sugar
  • 2¾ tsp20 gMolasses
  • 1 large50 gEggsroom temperature
  • 1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract
  • 1 cup110 gAll-purpose flour
  • 1½ cups120 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 2 tsp5 gGround cinnamon
  • 1¾ tsp3 gGround ginger
  • ¾ tsp1.5 gGround cardamom
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gGround cloves
  • ¾ tsp3 gBaking soda
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • ⅔ cup90 gRaisins

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cinnamon, ground ginger, cardamom, cloves, baking soda and salt; this is the dry spice mix.
  3. In a large bowl, beat the softened butter with the brown sugar and the granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  4. Beat the molasses, egg and vanilla into the butter mixture until smooth.
  5. Stir the dry spice mix into the butter mixture until just combined, then fold in the oats and raisins.
  6. Chill the dough for 15 minutes so the cookies hold their shape.
  7. Scoop 12 even mounds, about 3 tablespoons each, onto the lined sheets, 3 inches apart.
  8. Bake one sheet at a time for 11 to 13 minutes, until the edges are golden and the centers look just set.
  9. Cool on the sheet for 5 minutes, then move to a rack to cool completely.

Food safety: Don't taste raw dough or batter: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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