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Paula’s Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

By Paula Deen

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Difficulty: Easy

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups 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 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1/2 cup softened, plus 1/2 cup for frosting butter
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
  • 3 or 4 tablespoons water

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 °F. Grease one or more cookie sheets. Using an electric mixer, cream together 1/2 cup 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 1 teaspoon vanilla, blending well. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Drizzle with Brown Butter Icing. Makes About 5 dozen cookies.

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.

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Maureen Koenig

November 30, 2013
These are a fabulous cookie. I have to make them every year for my churches Cookie Walk at Christmas time. Though this year I have to make another batch because my son got into them and ate all but 4.

November 27, 2013
I made these cookies last holiday season and passed them out among family members. I also took some to work. It was funny because my coworkers had never had anything that I had cooked and brought from home before so they were slow to try. OMG! Once they tried them they were gone within a few minutes and I have had nothing but requests since then. So glad I could find the recipe again. I am going to surprise everyone and treat my coworkers to them to these deliciously addictive cookies once again this holiday season!

kerby parish

November 02, 2013
Would love to see Paul's and boys back on T.V.

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