No, I haven't but it seems either could work. Does your husband even like oatmeal or peanut butter cookies? My own choice would be to try an oatmeal cookie recipe. My go-to recipe is Quaker's Vanishing Oatmeal Cookies. Love them.

I don't think the cc raisins would mask the peanut butter flavor. Again, I've not tried it. I did a quick online check and also saw chocolate cookies with cc raisins.

I know I will be trying both. Chocolate would hide the cc raisins. I like the Ouacker also

"Chocolate would hide the cc raisins."

Could be but I know people who would love the sound of them. ;-) Personally, I think oatmeal cookies would be a good choice...and be a better flavor balance with the cc raisins.

Use the standard Quaker Oats recipe (on the inside of the lid.) Instead of raisins, buy a couple of boxes of chocolate covered Raisinets. Throw them in the freezer the night before you intend to bake the cookies and keep them frozen until the last possible moment.

Freezing them is great idea for a better hold when baking

Good suggestion from Ricky! I also chill the dough really well before baking almost any type of drop cookie.

freezing them also cuts down slightly on the snitching

Yeah right! Popsicles. Yum

Hmm this reminds me I should make Quakers oatmeal cookies tomorrow. Now where does my husband have his box of raisinets hidden.

Try a Raisin Criss Cross cookie if you can find a recipe.

Hmm most R Cc cookies have lemon, interesting. They call for lemon extact. Does lemon and chocolate work? Don't even have the better extract. Wonder how lemon jc and peel would do? Sounds odd but sometimes thats ok

Lemon and chocolate is an awesome combination. Don't use extract! Get some fresh lemons and use the zest and juice from them. For the standard Quaker Oats recipe use the zest and juice of 2 small lemons or one really large one.

Yes...use the real deal...not extract.

Thinking a traditional choc. chip recipe would work well w/ the raisins instead of chips. I always used to put raisins and nuts in my choc. chip cookies, back when I baked cookies weekly. I use the Tollhouse recipe.

carolb, that's a good idea since cc cookie dough by itself is "neutral." I use the Tollhouse recipe, too...still a winner IMO.

Carolb has the right idea, I think. Traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe using the chocolate covered raisins would work really well. Peanut butter cookies would be good, too, I think. Think Reese's Peanut butter cups. But a definite NO vote from me to chocolate in oatmeal cookies! I LOVE oatmeal cookies, but I'm very particular about the recipe, do not contaminate them with chocolate! I also love chocolate chip cookies, but don't put oatmeal in them either! ! :^

Just my humble opinion, of course. .. . .

Rusty

Rusty, you and I usually agree, but I'm afraid our opinions are going to diverge this time, because I like chocolate covered raisins in oatmeal cookies. I also use the Quaker Oatmeal recipe, I like the one that has much more oatmeal than flour and I often portion out a batch of cookies and freeze the unbaked ones, then I can take out a dozen or however many I want and bake them fresh as I need them.

I've also used them in my traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe, but didn't like those as well as the oatmeal cookies.

Annie

"Rusty, you and I usually agree, but I'm afraid they are going to diverge this time, because I like chocolate covered raisins in oatmeal cookies."

LOL! Only partially diverge, Annie. Raisins are an integral part of oatmeal cookies, as are walnuts. But no chocolate!

Also, only the original oatmeal, none of this 'quick cooking' stuff.

The recipe I use is an old Amish recipe, I've never tried to compare it to the Quaker recipe. I'll have to check that one our.

Rusty

Make peanut butter oatmeal cookies and put the cc raisins in them. Go whole hog!

Rusty, I have to agree with you regarding oatmeal cookies and chocolate, although I wouldn't turn one down with white chocolate. Those Quaker cookies are pretty darn good, but I do prefer dried cranberries or cherries instead of raisins.

Wish my husband liked cranberries. Now cherries YUM !

Amish oatmeal ¿¿ looked found nothing. I only use old fashion oats. I do the sugar free oatmeal pudding cookies. ( he can eat more.)

Did cc raisins in peanut butter last night. Froze the cc. Added last second. He said peanut butter. Did not taste as strong. I will try others later, the cc's were very good warm liked them better cooled flavors were more seperate

Marica, the recipe I have came from my mother, she got it from an Amish friend many years ago. I seriously doubt you'll find it on the 'net, Amish don't do Internet, and this was before the Internet was "invented", anyhow. My mother added the 'Amish' (preceded by her friends first name) to the recipe name so she would remember where she got it, and not confuse it with other oatmeal cookie recipes.

Dried cranberries are really good in oatmeal cookies, too!

Rusty

So Rusty, are you going to share this recipe?

Nice, Ricky! I'll take some with the white cc. :-)

Yes...original vs quick oats.

I would definitely opt for the oatmeal cookie with the chocolate covered raisins!! And I would also propose that you can add just about anything you like to a basic oatmeal cookie recipe and it will still be wonderful - any sort of dried fruit (I prefer craisins, apricots or raisins), chocolate chips, cinnamon chips, Heath bar chips (I don't care for white chocolate but those would work also) and any kind of nuts.

^Yes...you can add whatever you like when it comes to oatmeal cookies. One thing I wouldn't use again is bacon grease. I did that once as a kid thinking it was the same as the shortening called for in the recipe. :-o

Bragu, I would share the recipe if anyone is interested, along with the Cranberry Oatmeal cookie recipe. But neither recipe is really an answer to the OP's question, so I'm not sure this is the proper place to share it.

Rusty

Rusty, I hope you post the recipe. One of many nice things about these topics is they end up with all kinds of good info being added in...including recipes! Completely appropriate to me.

Chloe, your bacon grease in cookies reminded me of my mess up.

My husband was being a good boy so I decided to surprise him with his favorite lemon meringue pie which he likes with Graham cracker crust. Graham cracker crumbs came in a white pouch inside the box but I removed the pouch and tossed the box for some unknown reason. Anyway got the crust made with the melted butter and sugar with the help of my young at the time daughter. Made my lemon filling, got the pie ready and the meringue on top and put in oven to finish off the meringue. ..I noticed an odd scent when I removed the pie from oven...turned out my Graham cracker crumbs were in fact Shske n bake...the pie looked lovely but was not edible. Lol.

mamapinky, omg...that's a good one for sure! Could you at least just eat the filling? I'm sure there are lots of "oops" stories out there. :-/

This was on purpose but when we were kids my brother once scooped out the filling in some Oreos and replaced it with toothpaste. Those were the days when toothpaste was pretty much always white. So gross! LOL...now I'm really off topic!

Rusty: I love try new things ! I use the old recipe of Quaker oats. Not as crazy with the modern one. It's bad for you has Crisco. Please share.

Marica, I posted the recipe here: Amish Oatmeal cookies

Hope you like them!

Rusty

every time I see this, I think 'chocolate-covered, raisin cookies'

... (which sounds really good too)

If not oatmeal, why not use your favourite chocolate cookie recipe and sub with the cc raisins?

The old toll house recipe I love. Calls for semi sweet. It was to sweet for ccr