Iced Oatmeal Cookies
February 6, 2013 in cookie
Back in my high school days, parties were a big thing. I’m not talking about “Parents are out of town, let’s party!” parties. I’m talking parties in Spanish class where everyone brings a snack they bought at Winn Dixie 15 minutes before school started. Which was basically just an excuse to not learn Spanish.
I dreaded these parties. Dreaded them with every ounce of my being. I almost always tried to fake sick or come up with some excuse to not show up that day. Because I was that obnoxious girl (and still am occasionally) who didn’t eat in public. So these parties meant I was in for 2 hours of being surrounded by something that made me incredibly uncomfortable.
But anyway, every time there was a class party at least 5 people would show up with those iced oatmeal cookies. They were the it food of my high school years. And not just any iced oatmeal cookies, they had to be the Walmart brand.
And these cookies? Are exactly like those. But obviously better since you don’t have to leave your house.
(For the record, I maintained a 106 through Spanish 1 and 2 which I credit to hiding in the corner and reading my book over and over again during these parties.)
One year ago: Chicken Lettuce Wraps
from The Novice Chef
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Stir together the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the melted butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until combined. Mix in the dry oat mixture. mixing until just combined.
- Drop dough by (heaping) rounded tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets and flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass or something similar. Bake for 14-16 minutes, rotating halfway through, until browned. Let cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until no lumps remain. Glaze each cookie and allow to harden before serving.
I’m giving away a copy of Carla Hall’s Cooking with Love – make sure you enter! (And did you see that Carla actually commented on that post?! Crazy!) This is the first year I’ve gotten my hands on meyer lemons. The past couple years I’ve seen them at the store and said, “I’m gonna go right home, find a recipe, and then come back for these!” And then by the time I make it back to the store, they’re gone. The season is just so short! So this year I snatched a bag up as soon as I spotted them. 
My husband loves lemon bars and even though he’s doing the Paleo thing, I knew he’d cheat for them. So obviously I made some. Because I live to sabotage his diet. You really can’t go wrong with lemon bars. Sweet and tart all at once with a shortbread crust. I mean, there’s nothing I don’t like about them. If you can find meyer lemons, I definitely suggest trying them out in bars. (I was at the store yesterday and saw them so I’m hoping you will still be able to find them too.)
