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Freezer Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

August 12, 2014 by Lindsay 51 Comments

Try these Freezer Oatmeal Raisin Cookies for dessert. The cookie dough is also great to freeze as individual cookies and pop a few in the oven whenever a craving strikes!

Hi Friends!

Today seemed like a good day to talk about cookies. But then again, really what day isn’t?! Ever since I mentioned in my 15 Creative Ways To Use Ice Cube Trays post that you could freeze cookie dough, I’ve been thinking about how I need to stock my freezer with some! So, I set out to create a recipe that would freeze well, giving me the option to make a batch, freeze the dough as individual cookies and then just pop a few out at a time and bake them!

These Freezer Oatmeal Raisin Cookies can be made ahead of time and stored in the freezer for when a dessert craving hits!

I decided to change things up from traditional chocolate chip and go the oatmeal raisin route. Funny story about these- I thought it would be kinda fun to make these slice and bake so I originally froze the dough in a log. But when I sliced a few off to bake, the oats looked really weird, kinda like worms…and I decided that was not the best option. See below:

slice and bake

See what I mean? Gross. Anyways, to fix things I just let the dough thaw a bit, scooped into balls with a cookie scoop and tried them that way- perfection.

Here’s the recipe:

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A classic cookie recipe that’s perfect for freezing as individual cookies and then baking a whole batch or just a few as needed!

  • Author: Author: Lindsay L
  • Yield: 2 1x

Ingredients

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  • 6 Tbsp butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup nut butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1.5 cup rolled oats
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup raisins

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine the butter, sugar, nut butter, egg and vanilla in a bowl and stir until well mixed.
  3. Add the flour, oats, baking soda and cinnamon and stir until just combined.
  4. Stir in the raisins.
  5. Using a cooke scoop, or spoon, scoop onto cookie sheet (or plate) and freeze for at least 2 hours.
  6. If cooking immediately, remove and bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes. If you want slightly flatter cookies, flatten with a fork halfway through.
  7. If freezing for later, place dough balls in a tupperware container and store in the freezer. When ready to bake, pull out however many you want and bake as directed above.

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I chose to use a little less butter and add some peanut butter to mine. If you’re not into nut butter, you could just skip that and add another 2 Tbsp of butter.

These Freezer Oatmeal Raisin Cookies can be made ahead of time and stored in the freezer for when a dessert craving hits!

These are definitely going on my list of things to make to stock the freezer before baby bean arrives!

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These Freezer Oatmeal Raisin Cookies can be made ahead of time and stored in the freezer for when a dessert craving hits!

Excited to try these? Pin them for later so you don’t forget!! Hope you enjoy them!

–Lindsay–

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Filed Under: Baking, Dessert, Food Prep Tagged With: Brown Sugar, Butter, Egg, Oats, Peanut Butter, White Whole Wheat Flour

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Comments

  1. Arman @ thebigmansworld says

    August 12, 2014 at 4:30 AM

    ‘if you’re not into nut butter’. Silly remark, Linds. You’re pictures are amazing!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 7:50 AM

      thanks friend!

      Reply
  2. Handmade by Lorna says

    August 12, 2014 at 5:47 AM

    Every day is a good day to talk/eat cookies – your recipe looks fab, thank you so much for this. Another thing to go on my Sunday Prep list.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 7:49 AM

      woohoo! enjoy!

      Reply
  3. Hollie says

    August 12, 2014 at 6:51 AM

    I agree that everyday is a good day if you eat and chat about cookies. These look excellent and thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Maryea {happy healthy mama} says

    August 12, 2014 at 6:59 AM

    Love the idea of freezing a batch to make them individually. We have a hard time at this house when mama makes cookies. They last less than a day. This is the perfect solution. I may have to add chocolate chips to your oatmeal cookies though. That wouldn’t be a bad thing, right?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 7:49 AM

      definitely not a bad thing!

      Reply
  5. lindsay says

    August 12, 2014 at 7:07 AM

    i don’t think these would make it to the freezer. Or even stay there long… ya i’m the cookie dough freak!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 7:49 AM

      just means you gotta make more!

      Reply
  6. Linz @ Itz Linz says

    August 12, 2014 at 7:10 AM

    Yum! And uhhh I would totally eat the raw cookie dough lol

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 7:49 AM

      haha go for it!

      Reply
  7. Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says

    August 12, 2014 at 7:34 AM

    These look delicious! So perfect for cookie cravings!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 7:49 AM

      yes indeedy 🙂 enjoy!

      Reply
  8. Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat says

    August 12, 2014 at 8:42 AM

    Love these and love the idea of making them ahead and stocking the freezer to be able to make them in a pinch when unexpected guests come over!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 2:17 PM

      yes! perfect for company!

      Reply
  9. Kirtley Freckleton @ The Gist of Fit says

    August 12, 2014 at 8:42 AM

    Thanks for a new recipe to try! Every time I make cookie dough and freeze it…I have to hide it bc if my hub discovers it…it will be gone SO fast haha. Looks like it would definitely happen with these. Take care!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 2:17 PM

      haha, hide away!

      Reply
  10. Heather (Where's the Beach) says

    August 12, 2014 at 9:04 AM

    MMMMM I’ve been seriously craving cookies lately. I bet these would be perfect for kiddos too (sharing with my sis).

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 2:16 PM

      perfection! i love that you can bake just a couple if that’s all you want!

      Reply
  11. kristin says

    August 12, 2014 at 9:16 AM

    yummm! these look delcious.

    Reply
  12. Kim @ FITsique says

    August 12, 2014 at 9:16 AM

    Yum I love some good oatmeal raisin cookies! And ew I would have never thought worms until you said that! 😛

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 2:16 PM

      haha sorry for the visual 🙂

      Reply
  13. Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says

    August 12, 2014 at 9:32 AM

    Freezing the dough in a log sounds like a great idea and it totally resembles the cookie dough you buy in the store. It is too bad that the results weren’t as great as you hoped 🙁 BUT, I’m sure they still tasted great! 😉

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 2:16 PM

      I think shaping into a log would work perfectly for any other cookies – chocolate chip, peanut butter etc so it’s on my list to try!

      Reply
  14. Cassie says

    August 12, 2014 at 10:11 AM

    I just pinned these… my boss is pregnant and I am definitely going to make these for her! Love this idea (as usual!)

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 2:15 PM

      perfect gift!! happy baking!

      Reply
  15. Kimberly Henricks-Friedhoff says

    August 12, 2014 at 10:41 AM

    Love this recipe! Definitely giving it a try … and trying some other flavor combinations too!

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    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 2:15 PM

      woohoo! Hope you love them!

      Reply
  16. Alysia @ Slim Sanity says

    August 12, 2014 at 10:56 AM

    Loooove oatmeal cookies! Especially with butterscotch 🙂

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 2:15 PM

      ohhhh yes. oatmeal scotchies are my fav!

      Reply
  17. Lisa @ Healthy Nibbles & Bits says

    August 12, 2014 at 11:44 AM

    Haha, Lindsay, the EXACT same thing happened to me before when I tried to cut into frozen oatmeal cookie dough! I would love a package of these in the mail!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 2:14 PM

      haha that’s so funny! Glad i’m not the only one 🙂

      Reply
  18. Lindsay @ Lindsay's List says

    August 12, 2014 at 12:21 PM

    mmmm…worm cookies. I think the kids would dig.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 2:14 PM

      Oh, hit with the kids for sure!

      Reply
  19. Lauren says

    August 12, 2014 at 12:55 PM

    That’s so weird…I wonder why the oats would do that! (thinking back to my food science class days…) These look really good!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 2:14 PM

      Thanks lauren, once I got the more appetizing shape figured out we were good to go! 🙂

      Reply
  20. Kayla says

    August 12, 2014 at 1:30 PM

    Yum! Would it be okay to swap coconut oil for the butter?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 12, 2014 at 2:13 PM

      I’m sure it would work. It might change the texture but would probably still taste good. I haven’t done a lot of baking with coconut oil but I think it would make them flatter?

      Reply
  21. Allie says

    August 12, 2014 at 2:33 PM

    These look great!

    Reply
  22. Matt @ Runner Savvy says

    August 12, 2014 at 8:04 PM

    Yummm!

    Reply
  23. Jody - Fit at 56 says

    August 12, 2014 at 10:20 PM

    COOKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  24. Margaret says

    August 14, 2014 at 10:16 PM

    These sound amazing. Any suggestions on how to make the gluten free? I’m newly GF and still trying to figure out proper substitutions!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 15, 2014 at 7:58 AM

      I’m not a gluten-free expert. I think they make gluten-free all purpose flour you could sub for the wheat flour and get some gluten-free oats!

      Reply
  25. Sam @ PancakeWarriors says

    August 17, 2014 at 10:02 PM

    These look great – I might try these with some mashed up banana (because I love banana oatmeal cookies). Love the freezer idea because you can just make a few at a time instead of trying to figure out what to do with 20 cookies at once!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      August 18, 2014 at 1:20 PM

      i think they’d be great with banana. i’d make them that way but hubby is not a banana fan!

      Reply
  26. Sarah Coffey says

    January 17, 2023 at 6:46 AM

    it says yield 2…is it 2 dozen? curious how many this will make…thanks

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      January 31, 2023 at 6:27 AM

      2 dozen!

      Reply

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