Paula's Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter - (1 stick) - softened
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups	240g / 8.5oz	Light brown sugar - (packed)
2		Eggs
1/2 cup	118ml	Buttermilk
1 3/4 cups	109g / 3.8oz	All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground ginger
1 teaspoon	5ml	Freshly-ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground allspice
2 1/2 cups	592ml	Quick-cooking oatmeal
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Raisins
1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon	5ml	Pure vanilla extract
		Brown Butter Icing
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter
3 cups	594g / 20oz	Sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
3 tablespoons	45ml	Water - (to 4)

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 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: 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.

This recipe yields 5 dozen.

Source:
PAULA'S HOME COOKING with Paula Deen - (Show # PA-1B13) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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