Old-Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies - perfectly crunchy cookies that everyone loves! Dressed up with a sweet glaze!
So apparently, it's already November 6th. Which means there are 21 days left till Thanksgiving and 48 days till Christmas. How did this happen? Where is the time going?
I think I am still recovering from the time-change. It always takes me a couple of weeks to adjust to the shorter days.
If that's not enough, the weather turned seriously chilly here in Kansas and I've been wearing scarves everyday. I don't do well in cold.
So I baked cookies. Because cookies make everything better. These are not any fancy cookies, no special ingredients or techniques needed. They are good ol' fashioned oatmeal cookies iced with the simplest glaze ever.
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Would you like to guess how fast these disappeared? Way too fast, if you ask me! These cookies have perfectly crispy edges and softer centers. The cinnamon in the dough really comes through in each bite. I actually like them a lot without the glaze, just plain. But the glaze makes for a great finishing touch.
These cookies would be great as a gift this holiday season. Everyone loves them and will happily munch on them! The old-fashioned cookies are so comforting and always heart-warming, it will make you happy to bake up a batch!
MORE OATMEAL COOKIES:
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate Chip M&M Oatmeal Cookies
OLD-FASHIONED ICED OATMEAL COOKIES RECIPE:
Old-Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or almond extract
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 and ½ Tablespoons milk half and half or cream
Instructions
- Place oats in a food processor and process few times, until it resembles coarse flour (not fine but not whole oats). Place the oats in a large mixing bowl.
- Add flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves and whisk it all together.
- In another large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, mix melted butter and both sugars together until smooth.
- Add extract and the egg and mix until smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until incorporated.
- Cover the bowl with cookie dough with a plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the sheet, leaving plenty of space between them. The dough will spread during baking.
- Bake cookies for 14 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges and set in the center.
- Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Transfer onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
- !to make the glaze:
- Whisk sugar with milk. Dip each cookie in glaze. Set back on cooling rack.
Nutrition
Laura says
I love oatmeal cookies, that icing is so pretty!
Stacey says
Those look great. I haven't had an old-fashioned oatmeal cookie in a long long time. I always to and throw a bunch of other stuff in them! 🙂 These look so good, I can't wait to try them!
Amanda says
I love a classic oatmeal cookie!!!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Sometimes you just need a classic! Thanks, Amanda!
Courtney says
I looooove old fashioned oatmeal cookies! These look so wonderful. I might not even mind the cold so much if I had a plate of these in front of me.
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
I wish I could magically poof you a plate of these! Hope you will feel better soon!
Cyndi says
These look delicious. I could take one with some coffee right about now. And I am with you. It takes me awhile to get used to the time change and I don't do cold either. But I shouldn't complain. I live in CA. Pinned!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
I will really envy you living in CA in a month when we are covered in snow! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and for the pin, Cyndi!
Sarah says
Yum - those would disappear just as fast in my house! Love the glaze on top!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thank you, Sarah!
Bobbi says
The time change has me all messed too! Can't sleep, drives me crazy!! I agree that baking/cooking always makes me feel better. These cookies would make me feel better in a snow storm!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Eeek, don't mention a snow storm! I am so not ready for that! lol Thanks, Bobbi!
heather says
I have not had an iced oatmeal cookie since I was a kid - WAY back when 🙂 these look delicious
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
You simply have to make them, Heather! 🙂
Sues says
Oatmeal cookies are my all-time favorite cookies and the icing makes them 10 times better. These look beautiful!!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thank you so much, Sues!
Mandy says
I love Old Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies you can buy at the store. Your version looks just as delicious! And, yes. Where does the time go??
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
I know, right? Crazy! Thanks, Mandy!
Amy says
Oh wow these look amazing. I could use a dozen right now!
Lauren Kelly Nutrition says
These cookies look amazing! Love your pictures!
Paula says
These look good, pinned.