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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 1/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Brown Butter Icing, recipe follows
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees 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
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Ease of preparation: Easy
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By mbpcg
on February 25, 2013
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Too sweet. Too many layers of favors. Skip the icing. Can't even taste the oatmeal. Too much spice. Too much of everything.
By mferranto
on February 18, 2013
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Very good! My new favorite oatmeal cookie!
By Chef #1458588
BRIDGEPORT, 45
on February 11, 2013
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I LOVE ALL OATMEAL COOKIES,BUT I MUST BE THE DOWNER THIS TIME. WHY DOES THIS RECIPE CALL FOR SALTED BUTTER AND THEN EXTRA SALT TO THE DOUGH MIXTURE.
WITH SALTFREE SWEET BUTTER SO EASY AND ABUNDANT WHY RUIN A GREAT RECIPE AND IT IS A GREAT RECIPE BY THROWING ALL THE EXTRA SALT IN.
I ONLY ADD A PINCH TO BREADS WITH YEAST TO HELP WITH THE RISING,BUT PAULA YOU SAID YOU WERE COOKING AND BAKING HEALTHIER.
IT IS A VERY GOOD RECIPE IF YOU USE UNSALTED BUTTER AND NOT ADD EXTRA.I ALSO ADDED SOME SUGAR FREE DRIED CRANBERRIES TO THIS RECIPE,AND I GROUND UP OATS & 1 CUP OF REGULAR OATS IS GREAT.LOVE THE COOKIE ,NOT THE SALT. TO MANY FAMILY MEMBERS SICK WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.GOTTA STAY HEALTHY AND KEEP OUR HUSBANDS WITH US!AND CHILDREN WILL LEARN BETTER HABITS,LOVE OUR COOOKIES AND I'M MAKING YOUR ORANGELAYER CAKE TOMORROW! THANKS PAULA
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