ICED OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

If you love to cook with oatmeal, you will love this Old Fashioned Oatmeal Pie. It’s a classic for a reason and has been around for a very long time.

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

These Old Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies are delicious! If you love oatmeal cookies these are for you. These are great for any gathering and the icing is honestly what makes them even better. If you have followed our site for any amount of time you know we love these wonderful Old Fashioned recipes. So many of our recipes are ones your grandmother made!

🍴KEY INGREDIENTS

  • All Purpose Flour
  • Baking Powder
  • Baking Soda
  • Ground Cinnamon
  • Salt
  • Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
  • Shortening (I use Crisco)
  • Granulated Sugar
  • Brown Sugar
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Raisins

Glaze Ingredients:

  • Powdered Sugar
  • Milk

SWAPS

These cookies have a powdered sugar glaze and it really is delicious, it just sinks into the cookie some and keeps them nice and moist. You could also put cream cheese frosting on these cookies or leave the frosting off altogether. You can also leave the raisins out.

🍽️HOW TO MAKE

These cookies are really pretty easy to make, just get all of our ingredients organized before you start to make it even more simple.

COOKING STEPS

Step 1
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and rolled oats in a large mixing bowl.

Step 2
Cut in shortening, mixing until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Step 3
In a smaller, using a mixer, cream together the white sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract.

Step 4
Add this to the flour mixture and mix well with mixer. Fold in raisins with a spoon.  Make balls about the size of a small walnut and place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Step 5
I use the bottom of a drinking glass dipped in sugar to mash the cookies out flat.

Step 6
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.  Makes about 4 dozen.

⭐TIP

Cookies should come out of the oven a little undercooked. This keeps them from getting hard. The icing on these oatmeal cookies really keeps them moist.

RECIPE VARIATIONS

If you like oatmeal cookies, you may also love these delicious Cranberry Coconut Oatmeal Cookies. They are perfect for the holiday season. You may also love these Maple Oatmeal Cookies; they are a wonderful treat!

❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Should these cookies be refrigerated?

We keep them in an airtight container in a cool place.

Can I leave the raisins out?

Absolutely! You can leave them out and you will still love them!

STORING

We store these in an airtight container and just put them in a cool place. They will keep well that way.

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SERVING SIZE

This recipe makes about 4 dozen cookies depending on the size that you make them.

Iced Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Anne Walkup
These old fashioned iced oatmeal raisin cookies are amazing! Such wonderful reviews and always a treat! The icing keeps these cookies really moist.
4.24 from 17 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Course Cookies
Cuisine American, southern
Servings 10 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup shortening I used Crisco
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup raisins

Glaze Ingredients:

  • 2 cups confectionery sugar
  • 5 to 6 tablespoons milk

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and rolled oats in a large mixing bowl.
  • Cut in shortening, mixing until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • In a smaller, using a mixer, cream together the white sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract.
  • Add this to the flour mixture and mix well with mixer. Fold in raisins with a spoon.  Make balls about the size of a small walnut and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • I use the bottom of a drinking glass dipped in sugar to mash the cookies out flat.
  • Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.  Makes about 4 dozen.

Glaze Instructions:

  • Whisk together and dip tops of cooled cookies in frosting. You can add more milk or sugar until you reach the consistency you like for frosting.

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