This recipe for Oatmeal Cut Out Cookies makes about 15 cookies, 1/4 thick and about 3 inches across. Cookies are great plain, drizzled with chocolate and you can also decorate cookies with royal icing, fondant or glaze. Recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Chilling2 hourshrs
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cut out cookies,, oatmeal, oatmeal cookies
Servings: 15
Author: Hani Bacova
Equipment
Hand held of Stand Mixer
Ingredients
1cuproom temperature butter(226grams)
1/2cuppacked brown sugar(110grams)
1/4cupgranulated sugar(50grams
1egg
1tbspvanilla extract
2 3/4cupall purpose flour(415grams)
1cupold-fashioned rolled oats(90grams)
1/2tspsalt
1tspbaking powder
2tspcinnamon
Instructions
Into a large bowl sift all purpose flour ( 2 3/4cup), baking powder (1tsp), cinnamon (2tsp) and salt (1/2tsp).
Toast oats on a baking sheet in the preheated oven at 350F for 10-15 minutes. Tossing them around midway. Let cool. Process oats in the food processor until you have small bits of oats. Don't over process. Stir together flour mix and oats. Set aside.
Cream butter (1cup) with brown sugar (1/2cup packed) and granulated sugar (1/4cup), until pale and creamy, 5 -7 minutes.
Whisk together Vanilla Extract (1tbsp)and egg (1).
Gradually add egg mixture into butter mixture. Cream until smooth and well incorporated.
Gradually, in 3 additions, on low speed add flour mix.
Scrape the bowl, gather the dough together and knead a little, just till it comes together. Shape the dough into a disk.
Wrap the dough in a plastic wrap. Chill 2 hours and up to overnight.
Preheat oven 350 F.
Lightly dust work surface with flour. Roll the dough using Dough EZ rolling mat system or use 2 parchment papers and roll it out between those. Use 1/4 inch rolling guides on each side of the dough to ensure even thickness of the cookies. Cut out cookies. Preferably use a metal cutter or plastic cutter with a sharp edge. Press dough firmly with the cutter to cut out cookies.
Place cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 10 -12 minutes, until bottom is lightly golden and tops are little puffed. Remove cookies from the oven. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Then transfer cookies onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
Can I Decorate Oatmeal Cut Out Cookies
Yes, you can definitely decorate them with royal icing, fondant or glaze. These Oatmeal Cut Out Cookies can be also enjoyed plain or dipped/drizzled with chocolate.
Can I skip Cinnamon?
Sure, you can choose to omit cinnamon. If this is the case I'd suggest using 1tsp Vanilla Extract and 1tsp Almond Extract.
Other Flavors
Chocolate -If desired you can also add mini chocolate chips, add up to 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips to the recipe. Stir the chocolate chip as last into the batter.
Coffee - whisk coffee powder into the flour mix.
Candies - Add up to 1/2 cup mini chocolate m&ms into the batter.