Glazed Vanilla-Oat Cookies
Serves: 24
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup unsalted Irish butter*, softened
  • ⅓ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • ¼ teaspoon packed fresh orange zest
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1⅓ cups old-fashioned oats
  • ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons unbleached self-rising flour
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch salt
  • Vanilla Bean Glaze (recipe follows)
  • Soft pink gel food coloring*
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar, vanilla bean paste, orange zest, and almond extract with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl.
  3. In a medium bowl, stir together oats, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Add oat mixture to butter mixture all at once. Beat together at medium-low speed just until combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
  4. Using a 1-tablespoon levered scoop, portion dough and roll into balls. Place dough balls at least 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Press to approximately ½-inch thickness, pinching closed any cracks and smoothing edges, if needed.
  5. Working with one baking sheet at a time, bake until top and edges are set and bottoms are golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes. (If desired, any warm cookies can be formed into a more circular shape using a small off set spatula or spoon.) Transfer cookies to a wire rack placed over a parchment-lined baking sheet. Let cool completely.
  6. Divide Vanilla Bean Glaze between 2 small bowls. Add food coloring to one bowl until desired color is reached. Transfer glazes to 2 separate, small piping or resealable plastic bags, and cut a ¼-inch opening in tip or corner. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies as desired. Let stand until set, 15 to 20 minutes.
Notes
*We used Kerrygold Irish Butter and Sunny Side Up Bakery Squeeze Gel Color.
Recipe by TeaTime Magazine at https://teatimemagazine.com/glazed-vanilla-oat-cookies-recipe/