This is a recipe label off a can or box of Quaker Oats, date unknown. I’ve typed the recipe below along with a scanned copy.

Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

1 cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
3 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 cup raisins

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. For High Altitude increase flour to 1-3/4 cups.
  2. Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy.
  3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
  4. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
  5. Stir in oats and raisins; mix well.
  6. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  7. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
  8. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack.

About 4 dozen

Bar Cookies: Bake 30 to 35 minutes in ungreased 13×9-inch metal baking pan

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7 Responses to Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe

January Bakes « Heaven on a Spoon
Published 31 January, 2010 in 8:26 am

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Rebecca Wolf
Published 29 October, 2016 in 6:16 am

Quaker still places this recipe on the inside lid of their oatmeal….one big difference is that the new recipe doesn’t contain as much butter or sugar. The new recipe is NOT as amazing! So glad the original is preserved!

Chris
Published 15 March, 2017 in 11:50 am

Why was recipes change on lid in 1/2 c butter plus 6tablespoons butter. 3/4 brown sugar. To 1c butter and 1c brown sugar

MarLo
Published 26 March, 2017 in 3:18 pm

Great oatmeal cookie, no need to make any other recipe.

Justina
Published 18 July, 2017 in 4:58 pm

Love this recipe. Tasty and moist. I added pecans and it worked out fine.

Jennifer K Marks
Published 28 January, 2022 in 8:18 am

a couple years ago quaker updated there vanishing cookie recipe to be more healthy.. less sugar and butter but the same amount of oats.. the supposedly “improved” recipe tastes dry and is no longer chewy

Ramona OBrien
Published 19 December, 2022 in 5:51 pm

Been making these for years. I lost the lid and was very upset. Just found on Pinterest thank you!!!
They are amazing!!

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