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Iced Oatmeal Cookies

Iced oatmeal cookies are presented as an easy, homemade treat often made when there’s time to let the glaze set. The method includes melting and cooling butter, mixing it with sugars, eggs, and vanilla, then gently combining the dry ingredients and oats to form a thick dough. Spoonfuls are baked until the edges turn golden while the centers stay soft, then cooled completely before being coated in a thin powdered-sugar glaze that dries into a crackled layer. The recipe is simple to make in one bowl, produces chewy cookies with lightly crisp edges, and the icing adds a neat, classic finish without much extra effort.
Macros
About 160 calories, 6g fat, 25g carbs, 2g protein
Print Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 20
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Calories: 160
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 –2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • Icing:
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 –5 tablespoons milk or water
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla optional

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Medium bowl
  • Spoon or spatula
  • Cookie scoop or tablespoon
  • Cooling rack
  • Small bowl for icing
  • Whisk or fork

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment. The oven should be fully hot before baking.
  2. Melt the butter in a small pan or microwave, then let it cool until warm but not hot. The butter should still be liquid.
  3. Mix the melted butter with brown sugar and white sugar in a large bowl. Stir until smooth and glossy.
  4. Add the eggs and vanilla. Stir until the mixture looks thick and fully blended.
  5. Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix just until you no longer see dry flour.
  6. Stir in the oats. The dough should look thick and slightly sticky.
  7. Scoop dough into balls and place them a few inches apart on the baking sheet. Leave space so they can spread.
  8. Bake for 8–11 minutes. The edges should look golden and the centers should still look soft.
  9. Let the cookies cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then move them to a rack. They must cool completely before icing.
  10. Whisk powdered sugar with milk and vanilla in a small bowl. The icing should be thin enough to drip slowly off a spoon.
  11. Dip the top of each cookie into the icing or spoon it on. Place the cookies back on the rack.
  12. Let the icing dry until it turns matte and crackles. This can take 30–60 minutes.

Notes

  • If the butter is too hot, it can cook the eggs and ruin the dough. Let it cool first.
  • Overbaking makes the cookies dry, so pull them out when the centers still look soft.
  • If the icing is too thick, it will not crack. Add a few drops of liquid until it flows slowly.
  • Icing warm cookies will melt the glaze, so always cool them fully.
  • Macros are estimates and depend on cookie size and icing amount.