Recipe: Delicious ICED OATMEAL COOKIES

ICED OATMEAL COOKIES. Successful baking relies on precise measurement. For best results, measure ingredients accurately using the correct measuring tools. Liquid measuring cups—the clear glass ones with spouts and measurements marked up the side—should be used for oil, milk, etc., and solid measuring cups—usually metal or plastic with handles—should be used for flour, sugar and other dry ingredients. Soft and chewy Iced Oatmeal Cookies, perfect with a tall glass of milk!. Just seven more weeks until Christmas Eve!

When you think how quickly this year has flown by, Christmas is going to be here before we know it. Drop by the teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Mix together powdered sugar and milk until smooth. You can have ICED OATMEAL COOKIES using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of ICED OATMEAL COOKIES

1. Prepare 1 cup of shortening ( crisco).
2. It's 1 cup of granulated sugar.
3. You need 1 cup of brown sugar.
4. It's 2 of eggs.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
6. You need 1 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of baking soda.
8. It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
9. You need 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
10. Prepare 3 cup of old fashioned oats ( I used quick oats).
11. It's 1 of for the icing.
12. Prepare 2 of egg whites.
13. It's 2 cup of powdered sugar.
14. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.

Cool cookies for about a minute on wire rack, then ice with a thick powdered sugar glaze. These classic iced oatmeal cookies are old-fashioned style with soft centers, crisp chewy edges, and are topped with vanilla icing that sets after a couple hours. Pulsing the oats before adding to the cookie dough will give you a compact and uniform textured cookie. If you're just joining us, here are all the recipes published so far this week: Iced Oatmeal Cookies.

ICED OATMEAL COOKIES instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350º. Into an electric mixer. Combine shortening, eggs, vanilla, br. Sugar , granulated sugar. Scrape down bowl..
2. In a separate bowl. Combine b. Soda, cinnamon, salt, flour. Add this to the mixer. Combine well. Add oats slowly. Mix together. Let sit for 5 minutes. Then mix again..
3. Drop by rounded Tablespoon. Space 3" apart. They will spread. I used a #40 scoop. Place onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. I used parchment paper.bake 10-13 minutes. Mine took 15. Depending on your oven. The edges will be slightly Brown. And soft in the middle. Do not flatten. They will flatten by themselves.They will keep baking till they cool. Do not over bake..
4. While they cool.make icing. In an electric mixer, combine egg whites, powered sugar & vanilla.combine until thick. If to runny add some more powered sugar. Once they cool.you can either dip them or drizzle them. I put mine in a plactic bag snipped a tint piece off. You can keep them in the fridge. On the counter or Freeze them..( I got about 40 of them. So I froze some).....

It's not unusual in our house for cookies to be made on a weekly basis. For as much baking and cooking we do, there's still something comforting about whipping up a batch of cookies without having to photograph them or video them or make sure they are perfectly round. Iced oatmeal cookies bring back memories of childhood. Not only are these cookies delicious they look impressive too! These old fashioned iced oatmeal cookies look like you spent all day in the kitchen.