Friday, June 4, 2010

Oatmeal Cookies



I meant to make this cookie in May and time got the best of me with the other projects I decided to take on. I love this oatmeal cookie recipe and got hungry for them after I lit an oatmeal cookie candle I have. I lit it when I had company coming over as it makes the house smell like you've been baking. I felt like I was cheating with the candle, so I wanted to make a batch of these cookies and recreate the real smell! It's simple in that it is purely just oatmeal, but sometimes simple is just better. I grew up with oatmeal cookies loaded with coconut, chocolate chips, raisins and sometimes nuts and while I love those, this is definitely my go-to oatmeal cookie recipe now. They are perfectly crispy on the edges with a soft center. And, since they are dredged in powdered sugar before baking, they come out of the oven with a warm sugary coating and they just melt in your mouth.

The batter is very easy to make and I always use my mini cookie scoop to keep the size of the cookies consistent.



I rolled each cookie scoop into a ball and gave them a nice thick coating of powdered sugar.



They went on Silpat lined baking sheets and I flattened each of them slightly with the back of a spoon.

Here they are fresh out of the oven. Beautiful cracks in the powdered sugar coating as they spread out when they baked and a slightly gooey warm sugar coating.
I made a lot of them so I had plenty to send some home with family that visited and a nice big container for my husband to take to the office.
I think these cookies would be great with maybe a homemade caramel or cinnamon homemade ice cream sandwiched between them. I have some other ideas for fun ice cream sandwiches and plan to make some in the warm summer months to enjoy with the kids.

4 comments:

  1. These look amazing! I love oatmeal cookies and my attempts at making my own have been abysmal. Definitely sign me up for this recipe! :)

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    1. Hi,
      I just found this site, is there any way I can get the recipe. I rarely make oatmeal cookies, but have been wanting too. I make delicious cookies, but haven't been able to conquer the oatmeal ones yet. Here's my email: countrymama24@aol.com
      barbra ann

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  2. I'm making these again this week to make ice cream sandwiches with either vanilla bean or cinnamon ice cream. This is Sean's favorite so he can enjoy a treat when he gets back from China. I'll make sure to get you the recipe!

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  3. can you please share your recipe I would love to make these I never did receive the recipe you were going to thin

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