Today we’re kicking it old-school with a classic favorite: oatmeal cookies! Not just any oatmeal cookies, but magic 5 oatmeal cookies—extra chunky, packed with flavor, lots of texture, and remind me of my oatmeal scotchies but with extra goodies packed inside.
What Are Magic 5 Cookies?
Magic 5 cookies get their name from 7 layer bars, aka magic bars or hello dollies. I typically call them 7 layer bars or magic bars, but what’s in a name? No matter what they’re called, you’ll get a bar piled high with any combination of sweet, crunchy, nutty, sticky, and chocolate-y that you can imagine. One of my favorite versions is my recipe for ultimate magic cookie bars. I also have a cookie variation with 5 add-ins known as my magic 5 cookies. It’s time for a holiday rendition of magic 5 cookies, including sweet-tangy dried cranberries, creamy white chocolate chips, crunchy pecans, oats, cinnamon, and shredded coconut. With so many little pockets of flavor and texture, it’s practically impossible to eat just one.
We’re Using My Favorite Oatmeal Cookie Base Recipe
Oatmeal cookies will always be my favorite. Between my family’s recipes, my cookbooks, and my website, I have about 30 oatmeal cookie recipes under my belt. Today we’re using my favorite oatmeal cookie base recipe and adding lots of goodies. Here are some of my other recipes that begin with the same oatmeal cookie base recipe: oatmeal creme pies, oatmeal scotchies, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, iced oatmeal cookies, and oatmeal raisin cookies. It’s the very best base oatmeal cookie recipe and here’s why:
Ultra buttery Unbelievable texture Sweetened with brown sugar Loaded with chewy oats Cinnamon spiced Flavored with molasses Taste just like grandma’s Pretty quick—only 30 minute chill time
Ingredients in Magic 5 Cookies
Today’s cookies are slow bend cookies. These jam-packed magic 5 cookies have slightly crisp edges with soft centers and enough chew that they won’t immediately break when broken in half—aka a “slow bend cookie” as I like to call them. They’re super dense and hearty with that distinct nutty, toasty oatmeal cookie taste. I love these! If you’re the kind of cookie lover who just wants to get the job done and move onto the next project (more cookies, I’m sure) then these are for you. There’s no royal icing or piping tips or sugar cookies to decorate—just a mixer, a baking sheet, and a truckload of holiday flavor. The perfect addition to your shortlist of Christmas cookies this season!
More Favorite Cookie Recipes
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookies White Chocolate Chip Cherry Oatmeal Cookies No Bake Cookies White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Cookies Lace Cookies Peanut Butter Blossoms (made from the same dough as my favorite Peanut Butter Cookies!)
