OLD FASHIONED ICED OATMEAL COOKIES

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Today I’m sharing these vintage shaped iced oatmeal cookies- they style much like Mother’s oatmeal cookies, in effortless terms 100x better! Growing up my mother at all times made us oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, so naturally I love any cookie with a well quantity of oatmeal in them. A few months ago I even went just a bit loopy and made a few oatmeal cookies with rice krispies in them (which have been brilliant with the aid of way of the way)! However, I’ve at all times cherished these iced oatmeal cookies, so I decided to attempt making them myself. I couldn’t imagine how primary it was and how beautiful yummy they were! This recipe is undoubtedly a keeper, one you’re going to desire to make time and time again!



Ingredients

Cookie

  • 1 cup vintage shaped rolled oats
  • 1 cup al aim flour and 2 tbsp
  • 1/2 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp flooring nutmeg
  • 8 tbsp butter softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 tbsp milk
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or baking mats.
  • Pour oats right into a meals processor and pulse about 10-12 instances (you desire it to be an even blend of flooring and entire oats). In a medium dimension bowl, combine the oats, flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg, whisk together.
  • In a big blending bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter, sugars and vanilla extract collectively till pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes on excessive speed. With blending velocity on low, upload the egg and blend till incorporated. Gradually upload the dry ingredients, blending simply till combined. The dough is quite mushy so I favor refrigerating it for 20-30 minutes earlier than rolling, that method my palms are usually not a multitude and it provides it time to rest.
  • Using a easy dimension cookie scoop, location balls of dough onto every sheet. Place within the oven and bake for 10-14 minutes. I favor crisp iced oatmeal cookies so I depart mine in for the complete 14.
  • Remove from the oven and permit to cool at the sheets for three minutes earlier than shifting to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Once the cookies are cool, whisk collectively all the foods for the glaze in a small blending bowl. Dip the tops of the cookies in and swirl to take away any excess. Allow to set for 30 minutes.




There’s in effortless terms 1 small catch. Don’t worry, it’s in effortless terms a small step within the process. You’re going to desire a meals processor or blender to grind up a few old school oats. It’s nearly like we’re making a combo of oat flour and rolled oats. Just pour them in and pulse or grind 10-12 times. That’s it! Everything else is quite easy with the exception of just a bit cornstarch to assist thicken these cookies up a bit. It also facilitates create well crispy tops too!


When you've your dough combined up it’ll be quite mushy and sticky. You would possibly desire to let it relaxation within the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes or so, that method your palms don’t get messy and the oats have just a bit time to take in a few moisture. Use a easy dimension cookie scoop to location them on lined sheets and bake them wherever from 10-15 minutes. If you're keen on softer oatmeal cookies persist with 10-11 minutes, if you’re like me and like crispy ones, cross 14-15 minutes! All that’s left is to dip the tops in a tremendous primary glaze. Once the glaze hardens they’re competent to be devoured… and belief me, they'll be! These spiced oatmeal cookies are fully proper for the holidays, everybody is certain to love them!