Vegan Iced Oatmeal Cookies | Aromatic Vanilla Cake

My husband Eric lately was telling me how a lot he liked iced oatmeal cookies when he was youthful, and so I made a decision to make some final weekend.  I really like oatmeal cookies too, and I keep in mind having fun with the iced ones additionally after I was youthful.  I’ve by no means made a veganized model so I assumed now can be the proper time to make some Vegan Iced Oatmeal Cookies!  

I used my common oatmeal cookie recipe I had tweaked for my outdated job the place I made a lot of vegan baked items that everybody all the time liked, and neglected the chunky add ins to maintain the dough easy.  These use coconut oil because the fats to maintain them good and tender, and brown sugar to make them chewy and caramelly flavored as effectively and loads of oats.  I’ve all the time liked the feel of oatmeal cookies, they’re so chewy and satisfying!

These smelled superb whereas baking!  I frosted them with a powdered sugar vanilla glaze, and couldn’t wait to attempt them! They turned out so scrumptious!  Mushy and chewy, scented with vanilla and cinnamon, candy and scrumptious with the glaze!  These are excellent with a cup of espresso for a snack!  My husband Eric liked them as effectively, they usually have been gone fairly rapidly!  In case you are searching for one thing scrumptious to bake, undoubtedly give these Vegan Iced Oatmeal Cookies a attempt! 

Vegan Iced Oatmeal Cookies

Makes 16 massive cookies Substances:

• 2 Tbsp floor flax seed blended with 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp water
• 3/4 cup coconut oil, warmed to liquid
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon 
• 1 1/2 cups entire wheat pastry flour or oat flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp sea salt
• 3 cups quaint rolled oats

Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2-3 Tbsp plant based mostly milk
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F levels with the rack set on the center place.
2. Combine collectively the flax seed and water in a small bowl.
3. In a big mixing bowl, combine collectively the coconut oil, and sugar till effectively blended. Add flax combination, vanilla and cinnamon and blend till effectively mixed (the combination will grow to be very thick).
4. Combine within the flour, soda, and sea salt till effectively blended. Combine within the oats till effectively mixed.
5. Roll the dough into 16 massive balls, and unfold them out on the two cookie sheets with loads of room in between. Bake for quarter-hour or till golden, however not over baked. Let cool on sheet a couple of minutes, then take away to a wire rack lined with parchment to chill.
6. As soon as cool, whisk collectively the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla till clean (whether it is too thick add just a little extra milk, too skinny just a little powdered sugar, it needs to be thick sufficient that it coats the cookie tops properly however not so skinny it does not dry).
7. Dip every cookie high into the glaze and let the surplus run off.  Set on a rack or tray.  When they’re all completed let the glaze set.
8. Get pleasure from!