Coconut oil - Instead of regular butter or vegan butter, coconut oil keeps things dairy-free and creates a chewy oatmeal raisin cookie. Use refined coconut oil to avoid an additional "hint of coconut.

My dairy free oatmeal cookies are thick, soft ... directions for vegan oatmeal cookies are in the printable recipe card below. Mix the vegan butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth.

(They are really very good warm.) If you are not vegan, you can use melted butter in place of the coconut oil for an egg-free cookie recipe.