Self Frosting Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

SOFT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie with a large fork dipped in sugar.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

KRISTEN'S AWESOME OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar. Stir in the egg, water and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon, stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the rolled oats. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on baking sheets for a couple of minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.

FROSTED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs. In another bowl, whisk next 7 ingredients; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in raisins and, if desired, pecans. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; cover. Refrigerate until firm enough to roll, about 1 hour., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-3/4-in. round cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until light brown, 7-9 minutes. Cool 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, beat confectioners' sugar, butter and enough milk to reach spreading consistency. Spread over cookies. If desired, top with white sprinkles.

ICED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In food processor, place 2 cups of the oats; cover and process until coarsely ground (texture will be like coarse ground flour). Pour into medium bowl; stir in remaining 1 cup oats, the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, baking powder, salt and cloves. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup softened butter, the shortening and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until smooth. Beat in molasses and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir oat mixture into butter mixture (dough will be stiff).
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten slightly.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are set and light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat Frosting ingredients with spoon until smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too stiff to spread, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time. Spread 1 teaspoon frosting on each cookie. Let stand about 30 minutes or until frosting is set. Store covered in airtight container.

CINNAMON FROSTED OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper.
• In an electric mixer beat the softened butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix thoroughly.
• In a separate bowl mix the Flour,Baking Powder Cinnamon, and Salt. Add to Sugar/Butter Mixture and combine but do not over mix.Add Oats and Raisins. Drop by tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheet.Bake for 13-14 minute Be careful not to over bake.Leave on the cookie sheet until cool completely. Cookies will continue to bake and become crispy.
• In a medium bowl mix the confectioners sugar, the cinnamon and the milk. You may need less or more of the milk to make a glaze.Place glaze in a small sandwich bag and cut off the corner and squeeze onto the cooled cookies.

FROSTED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cookies:.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs and blend well.
• Add vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients, then the oatmeal and nuts last.
• Chill for at least six hours (overnight if possible) until firm. Roll in one inch balls and space on an lightly greased cookie sheet (I line mine with parchment paper).
• Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes.
• Spread while STILL WARM with Cinnamon-Coffee Frosting:.
• Cream butter and sugar; add other ingredients.
• Mix until smooth and proper consistency for spreading.
• Use a barbecue brush or pastry brush to spread lightly on each warm cookie.