Even Better Than McDonald's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Even Better Than McDonald's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies straight from the oven!

I've been working on this recipe for weeks now, scouring the internet for copycat  recipes of my favorite cookie--McDonald's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. Each time I made them they were mighty tasty but very flat--they didn't look like McDonald's cookie at all and the crunch wasn't there. Finally, I found an ingredients list for the oatmeal raisin cookie and added coconut and cornflakes to the mix. I did keep the Toffee Bits that were listed on the copycat recipe, but not on the ingredients list. I think it gives the cookies another layer of flavor--that's why I am calling this recipe the "Even Better Than McDonald's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies". I made some other tweaks to the recipe to get the color and texture right and have come up with what I think is a darned good oatmeal raisin cookie recipe. I would love to hear what you think, when you make them!

"Even Better Than McDonald's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup margarine, softened

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups rolled oats, quick-cooking (not instant)

1 cup raisins

1/2 cup coconut, chopped

1 cup cornflakes, crushed (measure cornflakes, then crush them)

1/2 cup toffee bits

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl or mixer, cream together the butter and sugars. Add eggs one at a time and beat, then add vanilla.

Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Gradually add into wet mix.

Stir together oatmeal, raisins, coconut, cornflakes and toffee bits. Stir into wet mix.

Refrigerate for at least two hours or overnight.

Roll into 1 inch balls and place on parchment-lined sheet pan. Gently tamp down the cookie before baking.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes (oven time will vary based on size).

Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack.

These oatmeal raisin cookies spread better
when they bake if you gently tamp down the raw cookie dough
before baking.