I have been looking for different cookie recipes to make and I found this one on Smitten Kitchen's website. I don't like oatmeal cookies however, these taste great with the sweet icing on top. These cookies have a nice crunch to them too. The original recipes call for multiple flours but I don't stock whole wheat flour in my cabinet so I left that out.
Blended oatmeal into powder form:
The dough before baking will be soft and a little wet.
Set the dough a few inches apart because they will spread out and form a larger cookie.
The oatmeal cookies fresh out of the oven:
The oatmeal cookies after the sugar icing are added! The icing makes these cookies moist and so sweet!
Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Serving Size: 20 cookies
Total Time: 45 minutes
Source: Recipe adapted from SmittenKitchen.
2 1/2 cups + 1 tablespoon old fashioned oats
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs
Icing:
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
5 to 6 tablespoons whole milk
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheets.
Step 2: In a food processor, grind the oats to a fine powder. Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl, pouring back any bits of grains or other ingredients that remain in the sifter. In a small bowl, whisk butter and eggs until combined. Using a spatula, fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
Step 3: Scoop balls of dough about 2 to 3 tablespoons in size onto cookie sheets about 3 inches apart. Bake for 12 to 16 minutes, rotating the sheets halfway through. When tops are evenly brown, take them out and transfer them to a cooling rack. Let cookies cool completely before icing.
Step 4: In a bowl, whisk icing ingredients together until smooth. It should have a honey-like consistency. Drizzle the frosting over the cookies. Let the frosting sit for 30 minutes before eating. The cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.
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