Paula's Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, The Lady and Sons Just Desserts, Simon and Schuster, 2002

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (70)

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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
5 dozen cookies

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 45 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
2 1/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 1 or more cookie sheets.

Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, shortening, and sugar in a bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and beat until mixture is light in color. Add buttermilk. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice; stir into creamed mixture. Fold in oatmeal, raisins, walnuts, and vanilla, blending well. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

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recipe Paula's Loaded Oatmeal Cookies
vanessa san juan, TX 11-24-2009
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soooooo gooooood!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Great recipe! I substituted the raisins for cranberrys and they were delish. I also didnt have buttermilk...so i used some... yogurt and whole milk. It worked just fine. This dough makes a lot of cookies. Will definitely make again!!!!Read more
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Elizabeth sun valley, CA 08-14-2009
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their okay...
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

their not the best ever but their okay...i've had better and i'll stick the Dove's Nest recipe. they are just regular oatmeal... raisin cookies but with extra spices. what makes these oatmeal cookies so different is the amount of different spices that are in them. they are so super moist that they break up while trying to get them off the pan. Read more
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Delanda Brooklyn, NY 06-28-2009
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Nice and moist
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I am a chocolate chip lover but I tried this recipe and loved it. Couldn't stop eating them.
recipe Paula's Loaded Oatmeal Cookies
Erica Collegeville, PA 12-06-2008
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Not the best oatmeal cookie... but pretty darn close
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I decided to try my hand at christmas baking for the first time this year. These oatmeals cookies came out moist and... delicious... but something was missing. Dont get me wrong. Very good, but maybe it needed more raisins??? My husband and son loved them; but likewise, they agreed not the best oatmeal cookie they ever ate. So far, I have made three of Paula's cookies: these oatmeal cookies, sand tarts, and lace cookies. I have to say the sand tarts are my favorite so far.Read more
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Waleska Hialeah, FL 12-03-2008
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These cookies are AMAZING!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband LOVES these cookies. I made a single batch just for him without the extras, just plain oatmeal. And a second... batch for my office, needless to say, everyone enjoyed them. I had people tell me they were the BEST oatmeal cookies they've ever tried, and asked for the recipe. By the way, I exchanged the walnuts for chopped pecans, and added coconut flakes...it took the cookie to a NEW level!! The coconut flakes were subtle enough not to overpower the oatmeal taste. This recipe is DEFINITELY a KEEPER. These cookies are out of this world!!! Thank you Paula Read more
recipe Paula's Loaded Oatmeal Cookies
Barbara Stokes Valley, Wellington, AL 06-16-2008
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Paula's Loaded Oatmeal cookies
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These cookies are awesome. Had to print the recipe again as I lost the copy I made some time ago. These are a winner without... a doubt.Read more