Iced Oatmeal Cookies (Print-Friendly Version)
Chewy oatmeal cookies with an easy glaze on top that satisfy any sweet tooth.
# Ingredients List:
→ Sugars and Fats
01 -
220 g packed brown sugar
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170 g shortening
03 -
100 g white sugar
→ Liquids and Flavors
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60 ml milk
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5 ml vanilla flavor
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60 ml water
→ Dry Mix
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125 g plain flour
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2 g cinnamon ground
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1.5 g salt
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180 g oats (quick or old fashioned)
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0.5 g ground nutmeg
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5 g baking soda
→ Topping
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240 g powdered sugar, sifted
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water added bit by bit to get right drip
# Detailed Cooking Steps:
01 -
Mix shortening with both sugars in a big bowl until it looks light and fluffy.
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Pour in water and vanilla to the creamed mix and stir well. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Slowly stir dry stuff into wet. Fold in oats nicely.
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Scoop dough with medium spoon onto greased pans leaving space between each.
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Put pans in oven preheated at 175°C and bake 10 to 12 minutes till edges turn golden. Let cookies rest on pan 2 minutes before moving to cooling rack.
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While cookies cool, stir milk with powdered sugar until smooth. Add water slowly, a teaspoon at a time, until glaze feels right.
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Quickly dip tops of cooled cookies in glaze, let extra drip off, then set aside to dry.
# Helpful Hints:
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Use quick oats if you want it softer. Make sure shortening’s soft before mixing for best result. You can throw in nuts or raisins to jazz it up.