Did you know that Quaker Oats changed the classic cookie recipe on the inside of the oatmeal box? Lucky for us I still have the original recipe!

A few weeks ago, Amelia asked me what recipe I used to make some Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. I told her to just use the recipe in the Quaker Oats lid. After all, it’s a delicious chewy cookie so why mess with perfection? She reported back that the recipe on the lid was terrible. Hmmmm? That’s odd. I quickly texted her a picture of the recipe from my Quaker Oats lid. She responded “Don’t lose that recipe!” It turns out the recipe from her Quaker Oats lid was different from mine. I guess time has changed the recipe we all loved. (I’ve been carrying around this recipe for around 20 years now). So I offer to you the recipe, the way it was. And…