Iced Oatmeal Cookies
These Iced Oatmeal Cookies are soft, chewy and incredibly delicious. These cookies require no dough chill time and can be made from start to finish in under 30 minutes.
Growing up one of my favorite cookies from the store was the packaged iced oatmeal cookies. I have a huge sweet tooth, so really any cookie I saw that had icing on it was an instant, I need to try that, in my book. However, not all of them were always that great. Iced oatmeal cookies, however, were one of those cookies that were really good.
These Iced Oatmeal Cookies have been one of my favorite cookies to recreate at home. They fill your house with a delicious smell as the bake (think warm cinnamon and brown sugar), and they taste incredible fresh from the oven. I truly cannot get enough of these oatmeal cookies.
The details
mixing the dough
Unless absolutely, positively, without a doubt, needed, I will not chill cookie dough. Running around after my three little boys keeps my days super busy, so I like to try to make recipes as easy and fast as possible without sacrificing on flavor and texture.
To make these iced oatmeal cookies, you will begin by creaming together the butter and sugars until lighter and color and creamy in texture. You can do this by hand or use your stand mixer or handheld mixer if you have one.
Next, you will stir in the eggs and vanilla until combined. Finally, add in the dry ingredients. You don’t want to overmix the cookie dough, so be cautious in this step. Mix the dough JUST until combined.
scooping and baking
Scoop the cookie dough by 1 1/2 tablespoon measurements and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 11-12 minutes. The edges should be light golden brown. Allow the cookies to completely cool on the cookie sheet.
Make the icing
While the oatmeal cookies cool, make the icing. In a small bowl whisk together the milk and powdered sugar. Drizzle the icing over the cookies, then spread to cover the cookie. The icing will harden as it sits.
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Iced Oatmeal Cookies
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 27 1x
Description
These Iced Oatmeal Cookies are soft, chewy and incredibly delicious. These cookies require no dough chill time and can be made from start to finish in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups old-fashioned whole rolled oats
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Icing
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a large bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, add softened butter and sugars. Cream until lighter in color and fluffy.
3. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
4. Add in the flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir JUST until combined.
5. Scoop cookie dough by 1.5 tablespoon measurements onto parchment paper lined baking sheet.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 11-12 minutes. Allow to fully cool on baking sheet.
7. Meanwhile, whisk together ingredients for icing. Once cookies are cool, spread icing on cookies. Enjoy!
Notes
When storing these cookies, they are a soft cookie and can have tendency to stick together. I recommend separating the cookies in layers with a piece of parchment paper between the layers. Store in a zip-top bag or an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
