April 28, 2016 By Brandy 31 Comments

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Old Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies Recipe (Video)

Name: Iced Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup shortening; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup water; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoons salt; 1/4 tsp. nutmeg; 3/4 tsp. cinnamon; 2 cups oats (quick cooking or old fashioned); 4 T milk; 2 C. powdered sugar (sifted); water (as needed)

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Old-fashioned iced oatmeal cookies are the perfect after-school treat with a glass of milk. Use our iced oatmeal cookies recipe to create crispy and chewy cookies that are dipped in creamy vanilla icing. This recipe can be used for ice cream sandwich cookies too!

Nothing beats a homemade cookie and a glass of milk after a long day at school. Our cookie jar chocolate chip cookies and our crispy coconut cookies are more after-school favorites!

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My kids always come home from school absolutely starving! They like to eat and I like to bake, it’s a match made in heaven. School is back in session and with all four of them coming home hungry I thought I’d make up a big batch of iced oatmeal cookies for them to enjoy while we recount the events of the day. These cookies are easy to make and are very versatile! We use the un-iced ones for ice cream sandwiches too, YUM.

two cookies with a glass of milk on napkin

What people are saying about these cookies on Pinterest

“Yum, yum, yum….these are delicious and I love the way they look. Can’t wait for work reviews. I also have the grandkids over tomorrow so more cookie tasting. I will definitely make them again. “

“These were sooooo easy and SO delicious! Going on my list for holiday cookies!!”

“These are so good and pretty easy. My family said they are better than the store-bought ones.”

How To Make Iced Oatmeal Cookies

These cookies are incredibly easy to make!

You’re going to start by creaming the shortening and sugar. Off brand shortenings seem to work better for this recipe than the Crisco brand. I’m not sure why, but I’m also not going to mess with it. Just use the cheap stuff.

Then beat in water and vanilla. Did I forget the egg? Nope. There aren’t any eggs in this recipe. Let’s continue on!

Once the shortening and sugars have been creamed, add the dry ingredients and fold in the oats. I use quick oats.

cookie dough on baking sheet, scooped ready to bake

A cookie scoop makes it easy to bake up uniform cookies. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges.

You’re going to want to let the cookies cool on the rack for 2-3 minutes so that they can set up a bit before moving them to a cooling rack.

How to Ice Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies

While the cookies are bakingg, make a batch of glaze. Stir milk and powdered sugar together. Add water, 1 tsp. at a time until desired consistency is reached.

You don’t want it to be too runny, about the consistency of pancake batter.

Quickly dip the top of each cookie in the glaze.

DO NOT PRESS down, or submerge the cookie. You just want to coat the top surface.

Allow excess to drip off.

Return cookies to wire rack and let stand until set.