When Ben and I lived on the East Coast our families were 15+ hours away. We learned that when in a position like that, friends are of the utmost importance. We met a couple named Wayne and Erin who quickly became good friends. We went over to their house on quite a few occasions for dinner and it was always the highlight of my week! Not only for the company and fellowship but because Erin was an amazing cook. The meals were always delicious and followed up with an irresistible dessert!
When she told me about this cookie recipe a few weeks ago, I knew I had to try it. She said that she created it because her kids LOVE cookies, but she was out of brown sugar and vanilla. She wanted something that was somewhat healthy and filling too! And so, the Orange Oatmeal Cookie was born! She made her’s with raisins but gave me a heads up that dark chocolate would be great too. Of course, I couldn’t resist that. So when we made ours we did half of the batch with raisins and half with mini chocolate chips. I loved the addition of the orange, Jonah loved the chocolate chips, and Maddux loved the raisins! It was a win for everyone! GREAT JOB ERIN!
Orange Oatmeal Cookies
by Megan {Crumbs and Chaos}
Keywords: bake oatmeal oranges cookie
Ingredients
- 1 cup BUTTER
- 1 1/2 cup SUGAR
- 2 EGGS
- zest of 1 ORANGE
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ORANGE JUICE
- 2 cup FLOUR
- 1 teaspoon SALT
- 1 teaspoon BAKING SODA
- 1/2 teaspoon CINNAMON
- 2 cups OATMEAL
- 1 cup RAISINS or MINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, orange zest, and orange juice. In a separate bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Slowly add flour mixture into egg mixture and mix until combined. Mix in oatmeal and raisins or chocolate chips until combined. On a parchement lined cookie sheet, drop 2 tablespoon sized balls of dough. Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly golden. ENJOY!
Yum! I love oatmeal cookies and I bet the chocolate and orange work really well together.
Oatmeal cookies are always delicious no matter what is added:-) Although my fav would have to be the chocolate!!!
These cookies look great. I love oatmeal cookies especially, especially ones with chocolate. I’m thinking dried cranberries or cherries would work great with this recipe too
I just love the unusual flavors in these cookies…I’d put in the raisins AND the mini chips!
I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Yum! I love the combination of oranges and chocolate. These cookies are a must make!! They look wonderful!!
I love oatmeal cookies! Now Im gonna try it like this! Thanks!!
oh yummy! these sounds scrumptous! Ive never heard of doing cookies with orange juice so Im gonna have to try this! 🙂 sonds right up my alley! 🙂
The oatmeal and orange sound like a great combination! And I love any kind of oatmeal cookie!!! There’s nothing like the smell of a freshly baked oatmeal cookie!!! So sweet and comforting!
What an interesting and appealing combination! I am so happy I found you and this recipe. I am not much of a baker, but I will happily make cookies. And this is a must-try! So nice to stop by!
Yvonne
These cookies sound and look delicious! We loved having you join us at “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” Hope to see you back next week! -The Sisters
Mmmmmm…those sound majorly delicious! I looove oatmeal cookies; I bet these are even better! Thanks for sharing at Shine on Fridays!
oh yum!!! Just wanted to let you know you are being featured at this weeks party.
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