Description
Delight in these Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies featuring a perfect blend of warm spices, chewy oats, and a rich molasses flavor. Topped with a tangy lemon glaze, these cookies balance sweetness and spice beautifully, making them a cozy treat for the holiday season or any time you crave a comforting, spiced cookie.
Ingredients
Scale
Wet Ingredients
- ¾ cup (170.25 g) salted butter
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (165 g) dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup (56 g) molasses
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- 1½ cups (210 g) all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups (140 g) oats, pulsed to make smaller
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1¼ teaspoons ground ginger
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Cream Butter and Sugars: Place the butter and sugars in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add Molasses, Egg, and Vanilla: Add molasses, egg, and vanilla to the creamed mixture and mix until all combined.
- Prepare Oats: Pulse oats in a blender a few times to reduce their size for better texture in the cookies.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: Slowly mix in the flour, pulsed oats, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Be careful not to overmix; stop mixing while some flour remnants remain visible around the bowl.
- Chill Dough: Scoop the dough into large balls using a 3-tablespoon cookie scoop, then cover and chill for at least 2 hours to help the cookies keep their shape.
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Bake Cookies: Place 6 cookie dough balls on each baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges turn a light golden brown.
- Prepare Lemon Glaze: While cookies bake, mix together powdered sugar and lemon juice, adding more lemon juice if necessary to reach the desired consistency.
- Glaze and Cool: After cookies have cooled, brush or dip them with the lemon glaze and allow it to firm up before serving.
Notes
- Ensure your butter is not too soft before starting to prevent the cookies from spreading too thin during baking.
- Chilling the dough is not mandatory but recommended to help the cookies maintain their shape.
- If you dislike lemon, substitute milk or water in the glaze for a more neutral flavor.
- Both cups and grams are provided for ingredient measurements; grams are more precise, especially for flour.
- When measuring flour without a scale, lightly spoon it into the measuring cup rather than packing to keep the correct texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
