Paula’s Loaded Oatmeal Cookies 
Based on 6 reviews
The brown butter icing takes these cookies to the next level.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Brown Butter Icing
1/2 cup butter
3 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 to 4 tablespoons of water
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 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
In a small saucepan heat 1/2 cup 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.
Recipes courtesy Paula Deen
Servings: About 5 dozen cookies
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Difficulty: Easy
Show: Paula's Home Cooking/Just Desserts cookbook
Ratings for this Entry:
Submitted on November 11, 2009
this is the best oatmeal cookie ever!! everyone that tried them said the same thing,"these are good", then after about a few seconds they said,"these are really good"!!the spices seem to take a second or two to hit your taste buds..the frosting is certainly the added treat!! everyone wants me to make them over and over..
Submitted on June 6, 2009
My son loves oatmeal cookies but he has a nut allergy. Can these cookies be made without the nuts and taste just as great?
Submitted on June 6, 2009
Everytime I make this my family and friends rave about them. First oatmeal cookie I have really liked.
Submitted on May 5, 2009
The best oatmeal cookie ever!
Submitted on May 5, 2009
As a military wife I send alittle piece of home to my husband as often as I can. This recipe certainly brought back wonderful memories. My husband and buddies have requested that I send more.
Submitted on December 12, 2008
It has taken me years to find the oatmeal cookie recipe that was as good as my Mom's. With all the spices blending together in this cookie, the smell of them baking during the Holidays, and the amount of compliments I got when I shared them with the "boys" in the shop, well, it brought back a lot of memories that I have cherished over many years of being without my Mom. Thank you...and Merry Christmas. Jean
