Drizzled Oatmeal Cookies

This wonderful chewy oat cookie is enhanced by a tracing of chocolate. Found in my Land O Lakes cookbook.

• Ready In: 42 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

• Cookie Ingredients

• 1  cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 2 1⁄2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal, uncooked (or quick-cooking oats)
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

• Drizzle Ingredients

• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 3  tablespoons  unsweetened cocoa
• 1  teaspoon butter, softened
• 2 -3  tablespoons milk

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F
2. Combine brown sugar and 1 cup butter in large bowl.
3. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
4. Add water; continue beating until well mixed.
5. Reduce speed to low; add oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
6. Beat until well mixed.
7. Shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. (Dough will be sticky.)
8. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
9. Flatten to 2-inch diameter with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
10. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
11. Let stand 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.
12. Cool completely.
13. Combine all drizzle ingredients except milk in small mixer bowl.
14. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often and gradually adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistancy.
15. Drizzle over cooled cookies.