Glazed Oatmeal Craisin Cookies Recipes

OATMEAL CRAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer cream together the cup of softened butter with 1 cup packed light brown sugar and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth.
• Add the 2 large eggs, 2 tablespoons molasses, and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract then mix into the creamed butter and sugar (use 1 tablespoon of your all-purpose flour if desired to keep the wet mixture from looking curdled).
• Stir in the 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon dried orange peel, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• Mix in the 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour until all of the flour has been incorporated into the wet ingredients.
• Fold in the 3 cups of old-fashioned rolled oats and 1 1/2 cups of craisins or dried cranberries. Your dough will still be sticky once everything is combined.
• Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking, an hour is optimal.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line a baking sheet(s) with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• Portion out roughly 1/2 tablespoon bits of the dough and roll them into 1-inch balls (use more dough to get the right size dough balls as needed). Place the dough onto your prepared baking sheets leaving about 2 inches of spacing for the cookies to spread.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) with the baking sheet in the center of the middle oven rack. My smaller cookies baked for 10 minutes, larger will take 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven when the edges are slightly golden and the center of the cookie still looks under-cooked.
• Allow the baked cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

OATMEAL CRAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla for 5 minutes. In another bowl, combine oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture 1 cup at a time.
• Mix in raisins and craisins.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets and bake for 12-14 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). These freeze very well. Enjoy!!

GLAZED OATMEAL CRAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F
• Combine the flour and the next 6 ingredients (through salt) in a bowl.
• Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and butter in a large bowl, and.
• beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.
• Add the vanilla and eggs and beat well.
• Gradually add the flour mixture and cranberries. Beat at low speed until combined.
• Shape the dough into 1-inch balls.
• Place balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 325°F for 15 minutes or until almost firm.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• GLAZE: combine the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and orange rind in a bowl, stirring with a whisk.
• Spoon the mixture into a small zip-top plastic bag.
• Snip a small hole in one corner of the bag and drizzle glaze over the cooled cookies.