Oatmeal raisin cookie

An oatmeal raisin cookie is a type of drop cookie distinguished by an oatmeal-based dough with raisins mixed throughout. Its ingredients also typically include flour, sugar, eggs, salt, and various spices.[1] A descendant of the Scottish oatcake, the oatmeal raisin cookie has become one of the most popular cookies in the United States.[2]

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Oatmeal raisin cookie
Oatmeal cookies with golden raisins, orange zest and chocolate chips
TypeCookie
CourseDessert or snack
Place of originScotland (oatcake); United States
Created byFannie Merritt Farmer (first recorded recipe)
Invented1896
Main ingredientsOatmeal, raisins
Ingredients generally usedFlour, sugar, eggs, salt, spices
Similar dishesOatcake

When the cookies were becoming prominent in the United States in the early 1900s, they came to be known as a "health food"[3] by reason of having increased fiber and vitamin contents from the oatmeal and raisins. Nonetheless, the nutritional value of an oatmeal raisin cookie is virtually equivalent to that of a chocolate chip cookie, with each having practically the same sugar, fat, calorie and fiber content.[4][5]

History

In the early Middle Ages, traditional Scottish oatcakes had similar ingredients but were and are typically crispier than modern oatmeal cookies.[6] The first recorded oatmeal cookie recipe was published in the United States by Fannie Merritt Farmer in her 1896 cookbook, the Boston Cooking-School Cook Book. While Farmer's original recipe did not contain raisins,[7] their inclusion grew more common over time, due in part to the oatmeal raisin cookie recipes featured on every Quaker Oats container beginning in the early 1900s.[8]

See also

References
  1. Clark, Melissa. "Classic Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies". NYT Cooking. The New York Times. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. Amatulli, Jenna. "The Definitive List Of America's Favorite Cookies". HuffPost. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. Dockray, Heather. "The stigma against oatmeal raisin cookies". Mashable. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. Balagur, Amanda. "Are Fruity Desserts A Healthier Choice? Nutritionists Tell All". HuffPost. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. "Food Composition Databases". ndb.nal.usda.gov. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  6. Cloake, Felicity. "How to cook the perfect oatcakes". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. Perry, Sara. "Oatmeal cookie completeness". OregonLive. The Oregonian. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. DiLonardo, Mary Jo. "The tasty history of 9 mouthwatering cookies". Mother Nature Network. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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