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    FROSTED OATMEAL COOKIES


    Source of Recipe


    MOM

    List of Ingredients




    1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
    1/2 cup vegetable shortening
    1-1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
    2 eggs
    1/2 cup buttermilk
    1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
    1 tsp. baking soda
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1 tsp. baking powder
    1 tsp. ground ginger
    1 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg
    1 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1/4 tsp. ground cloves
    1/2 tsp. ground allspice
    2-1/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
    1 cup raisins
    1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts
    1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
    Brown Butter Icing, recipe follows

    Recipe



    Preheat oven to 350º F.

    Grease 1 or more cookie sheets.

    Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, shortening, and sugar
    in a
    bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and beat until mixture is light in color.
    Add
    buttermilk.

    Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg,
    cinnamon, cloves, and allspice; stir into creamed mixture.

    Fold in oatmeal, raisins, walnuts, and vanilla, blending well. Drop by
    rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Drizzle
    with Brown
    Butter Icing.

    ~~~Brown Butter Icing~~~
    1/2 cup butter
    3 cups sifted powdered sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    3 to 4 tablespoons water

    In a small saucepan heat the butter over medium heat until golden
    brown,
    stirring occasionally. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in 3 cups sifted
    powdered
    sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in enough water (3 to 4 tablespoons)
    to make
    an icing of drizzling consistency. Drizzle on warm cookies.

    Yield: enough to ice 5 dozen cookies.


 

 

 


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