Iced Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Old fashioned iced oatmeal cookies are the perfect after-school treat with a glass of milk. Use our iced oatmeal cookie recipe to create crispy and chewy cookies that are dipped in a creamy vanilla icing.
Servings: 24
Calories: 231kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup shortening
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoons salt
- ¼ tsp. nutmeg
- ¾ tsp. cinnamon
- 2 cups oats quick cooking or old fashioned
Glaze:
- 4 T milk
- 2 C. powdered sugar sifted
- water as needed
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Beat in water and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in oats.
- Drop dough onto greased baking sheets using a medium cookie scoop.
- Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Allow cookies to stand 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.
- While the cookies are cooling, make a batch of glaze. Stir milk and powdered sugar together. Add water, 1 tsp. at a time until desired consistency is reached.
- Quickly dip the top of each cookie in the glaze.
- Allow excess to drip off.
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Notes
Generic brands of shortening work best.
Store cookies in an airtight container for 3-5 days. Cookies (with or without icing) freeze well.
Butter adaptation: Shortening yields the best results, but you can use ½ cup shortening and ¼ cup butter or use all butter (¾ cup). If adding butter, you will need to add an extra ⅓ cup to ½ cup of flour so that the cookies don't spread too much. Start with ⅓ cup and bake a test pan of cookies. If they puff up and then flatten as they cool, they are perfect. If they spread across the pan, you'll want to add 2 more tablespoons of flour to the remaining cookie dough. If they puff up and don't flatten or get crackly, you've added too much flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 0.3mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
