Perfectly crisp and chewy, these air fryer oatmeal raisin cookies are supremely tasty and can go from bowl, to air fryer, to your tastebuds in about half an hour.
Air fryers are really great at producing crisp yet chewy cookies, in my experience, and this recipe is no exception.
They're every bit as good as cookies baked in a traditional over, if not better!
To make the dough, you'll start by beating butter and light brown sugar together, followed by eggs and vanilla.
You'll then fold in the oats and flour, followed by the raising and that's how simple it is to make your air fryer oatmeal raisin cookie dough.
To bake them, you'll divide the dough into balls and then bake them in the air fryer four or five at a time.
They spread just enough to give perfectly round, hearty cookies that are genuinely irresistible.
Enjoy these cookies on their own, with a hot drink, or packed into your lunchbox or backpack for an afternoon snack.
You can also have a go at tweaking the recipe, if you like. I think adding milk chocolate chips could work really well.
Read on for the full recipe with detailed instructions and a helpful photograph for every step. And if you have any questions, just leave me a comment. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 125 g (4.4 oz) salted butter
- 150 g (5.3 oz) golden granulated sugar
- 1 medium free range egg
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp milk
- 140 g (4.9 oz) rolled oats
- 110 g (3.9 oz) self-raising white flour
- 100 g (3.5 oz) raisins
Instructions
Cut a piece of greaseproof to about the same size as the base of your tray. Fold it in half 3-4 times to create a thin triangle. Make holes with a skewer or hole punch and unfold.
Put the butter and sugar in a large bowl.
Mix until fluffy.
Add the milk, egg and vanilla extract.
Whisk together.
Sift in the flour, add the oats.
Fold to combine.
Add the raisins.
Mix again.
Divide your dough into 20 portions of dough, rolled into balls. You can eyeball this, or if you want to be super accurate, you can divide the dough into 20 x 34g portions.
Place 4-5 at a time into your lined tin, spaced apart to allow them to spread.
Set the air fryer to 140C/285F and bake the cookies for 15 minutes until golden.
Cool briefly on the tray to allow them to firm up, then transfer to a cooling rack with a spatula.
They can be enjoyed completely cooled or still a little warm. Oh, heaven!
Enjoy!
They're amazing dipped in a glass of milk.
Once you've given my recipe a go, I'd love you to come back and leave a comment letting me know how yours turned out.
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Air Fryer Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 125 g (4.4 oz) salted butter
- 150 g (5.3 oz) golden granulated sugar
- 1 medium free range egg
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp milk
- 140 g (4.9 oz) rolled oats
- 110 g (3.9 oz) self-raising white flour
- 100 g (3.5 oz) raisins
Instructions
- Cut a piece of greaseproof to about the same size as the base of your tray. Fold it in half 3-4 times to create a thin triangle. Make holes with a skewer or hole punch and unfold.
- Put the butter and sugar in a large bowl and mix until fluffy.
- Add the milk, egg and vanilla extract and whisk together.
- Sift in the flour, add the oats and fold to combine.
- Add the raisins and mix again.
- Divide your dough into 20 portions of dough, rolled into balls. You can eyeball this, or if you want to be super accurate, you can divide the dough into 20 x 34g portions.
- Place 4-5 at a time into your lined tin, spaced apart to allow them to spread.
- Set the air fryer to 140C/285F and bake the cookies for 15 minutes until golden.
- Cool briefly on the tray to allow them to firm up, then transfer to a cooling rack with a spatula.
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