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Oatmeal Icebox Cookies

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Submitted by clayz

Slice-and-bake oatmeal icebox cookies with brown sugar, chopped nuts, and vanilla. Crisp when stored airtight, soft and chewy when left loosely covered.

YIELD

1 dozen

PREP

5 min

COOK

15 min

READY

20 min

The beauty of an icebox cookie is having dough ready to go whenever you want fresh-baked cookies. Roll the dough into logs, stash them in the fridge, and slice off rounds whenever the craving hits.

This oatmeal version is loaded with three cups of oats, brown and white sugar, chopped nuts, and vanilla. The double sugar combination gives you caramelized edges from the brown sugar and a crisp snap from the granulated. Together they create a cookie with real depth of flavor, not just sweetness.

Here’s what makes this recipe clever: your storage method controls the texture. Seal them airtight and they stay crisp and snappy for days. Leave the container loosely covered and they soften into a chewy, almost caramel-like cookie. Same dough, two completely different results depending on how you store them.

Chill the logs thoroughly before slicing. Soft dough squishes into ovals instead of cutting into clean rounds. An hour minimum in the fridge, but overnight is better.

Pro Tips

  • Wrap the dough logs in plastic wrap and gently roll on the counter to get a smooth, even cylinder. This gives you uniform round slices.
  • Use a sharp knife and cut with a firm, decisive motion. Sawing back and forth crumbles the oats and wrecks the edges.
  • Slice about ¼ inch thick. Thinner slices crisp up completely; thicker ones stay chewier in the center.
  • The dough logs freeze well for up to 3 months. Slice and bake straight from frozen, adding 2-3 minutes to the bake time.

Variations

  • Add chocolate chips or dried cranberries to the dough before rolling into logs.
  • Swap the chopped nuts for pecans or toasted walnuts for a specific nutty flavor.
  • Roll the outside of the dough log in coarse sugar before chilling for sparkly, crunchy edges.

Ingredients

1 237
1 237
CUP ML BROWN SUGAR
packed *
1 237
CUP ML SUGAR
granulated
1 5
TEASPOON ML SALT
1 5
TEASPOON ML VANILLA EXTRACT
2 2
LARGE LARGE EGGS
1 ½ 355
3 710
CUPS ML OATMEAL
1 5
TEASPOON ML BAKING SODA
½ 118
CUP ML NUTS
chopped

Directions

Combine first 6 ingredients and mix well.

Combine last 4 and blend into first mixture.

Form into rolls and chill. Slice and bake at 375 10 to 15 minutes. When stored in air tight container they remain crisp. When loosely covered they are soft and chewy.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 172g (6.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 604 19% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 13g 19%
Saturated Fat 2g 11%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 106mg 35%
Sodium 765mg 32%
Total Carbohydrate 37g 37%
Dietary Fiber 6g 26%
Sugars g
Protein 29g
Vitamin A 3% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 4% Iron 23%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
 

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