I made some really good oatmeal cookies but they crumble when I pick them up. What do I need to stop the.....?!

Maybe they are too dry, too much flour or something!. also, make sure you use softened butter, not butter that was microwaved to be softened!. That causes the bottoms to burn, and the butter to be cooked twice, which could cause a cookie to crumble!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

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You need more moisture in them!. also check your quantity of eggs for the recipe but it sounds like the moisture is low!. You might add a little liquid to them!. I bumped up an oatmeal cookie recipe for my mother last year - making it nice and moist - by using a little of her Hazelnut flavored liquid Creamora (the stuff you put in your coffee) My mother raved about the cookies!. You could try that, or milk, or a little applesauce!. The milk might cook out as would water but something like applesauce or the Creamora would stay!.

Does your recipe call for you to plump your raisins!? If not, then put your raisins in a pan with water to cover them, bring to the boil and turn off the heat!. Let them sit there 5 minutes and then strain off the juice and put them in your recipe - that will also add moisture!. If the mixture still looks dry, add some of that water off the raisins - I do that all the time!.

Hope that helps!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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Usually it means you are adding too much flour or other dry ingredients in proportion to the wet ingredients!. Cut back on the flour by a 1/4 cup and see if you get a better result!. Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com

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