A container of oatmeal always seems to be in the pantry. While it’s a hearty breakfast, oatmeal can be used for baking too! Oatmeal cookies are easy to make and very versatile based on your taste buds. They can be soft or crisp. Mix raisins, chocolate chips, or even peanut butter into the batter and you can make a different oatmeal cookie every time. These 12 simple oatmeal cookie recipes are guaranteed to make your day better.
Grandma Helen's Oatmeal Cookies
"I had asked my grandmother for some cookie recipes awhile back and she very kindly included her oatmeal cookie recipe which I have always loved. I really dislike oatmeal cookies with cinnamon and nutmeg, etc. in them so I was thrilled to get this recipe. It can be tailored to your tastes as far if you prefer nuts or chocolate chips or raisins or whatever!" - Laurie
Apple Butter Oatmeal Cookies
"Moist, cake-like, tender, with bits of apple in every bite, we loved these cookies. They're perfect for fall. This cookie recipe does not call for any spices. The flavor comes from the apple butter." - The Kitchen Crew
Autumn Oatmeal Cookies
"When the the weather starts getting cool and leaves begin to change it’s time for all the yummy baked goods full of the fall spices. These autumn oatmeal cookies ooze everything about this time of year. They are buttery, chewy, and full cinnamon, pecans and dried cranberries and are seriously so good. I added a little apple butter and this gave this cookie ever more of a fall feel." - Debbie
Soft Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie
"This Soft Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Recipe is full of peanut butter, oats, M&Ms, and Reese’s peanut butter cups. Yes, it’s chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate! And it’s a heavenly recipe!" - Paula
Rhubarb Oatmeal Cookies
"Wow, if you love rhubarb you will enjoy this combination of rhubarb, oats, and white chocolate chips. They are one chewy & moist cookie with a twist of tang and sweet." - Kim
Apricot and White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
"The apricot and white chocolate oatmeal cookies turned out great! The cookies smelled so amazingly good while baking and even after. They were nice and moist and chewy on the inside and just slightly crispy on the edges, just the way I like them." - Kevin
Oatmeal, Apple, Cinnamon Chip Cookies
"The spices and the cinnamon chips give this cookie a burst of cinnamon flavor. Walnuts add crunch, and you taste the apple bits. This recipe takes oatmeal cookies to a brand new level of deliciousness." - The Kitchen Crew
Chocolate Chunk Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
"These Chocolate Chunk Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies are classic, old-fashioned style with soft, chewy centers, crisp edges, and warm spice flavor. They are updated with dark chocolate chunks and cranberries that set this recipe apart!" - Paula
Chocolate Chip Toffee Oatmeal Kahlua Cookies
"These never fail to elicit a 'OMG you should submit this recipe; you'd win something!' from someone when I make them. My family doesn't like nuts but I'm sure almonds would work well with the toffee chips if you wanted to add them." - Amy
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
"I am a cookie lover!! I love the soft, chewy, crisp …well let’s just say I have never met one I didn’t like. These cookies are soft and chewy and almost have a cake-like texture. If you bake them a little longer then they do get a little crisper. No matter how long these are baked they are just to die for." - Debbie
Berry Nutty Oatmeal Cookies
"This chewy oatmeal cookie, filled with sweet dried cranberries, coconut, and toasted pecans is 'berry nutty' indeed! I love a warm, chewy oatmeal cookie and spent many years trying to find just the right recipe." - Lori