Glazed Oat Cookies

Ingredients

1  cup unsalted butter

1/2  cup Imperial Extra Fine sugar

1/4  cup Imperial light brown sugar, packed

1 1/2  teaspoons orange zest, packed

1  teaspoon vanilla bean paste

2 1/4   cups old-fashioned oats

1/4  cup steel-cut oats

1 3/4  cups self-rising flour

1/4  teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line  2 cookie sheet pans with parchment paper and set aside.

In a mixing bowl beat the butter,sugars, orange zest and vanilla bean paste at medium speed using the paddle attachment. Beat until creamy for about 2-3 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl when needed.

In a medium bowl stir together the flour both oats and the salt. Add this mixture to the butter mixture. Beat on medium-low speed until combined.

Use a 2 tablespoon scoop to make cookies and roll each scoop in your hands to form a ball. Place each ball 2 inches apart on your prepared pan. Press each ball with your fingers to 3/4 inch thick.

Bake for 12-16 minutes. Let cool in the pan for a couple of minutes then move to a cooling rack to cool completely. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and place the cooling rack inside the pan. This will catch the glaze when you finish the cookies. 

Using the glaze recipe below you can use a pastry bag or a resealable bag to glaze the cookies. Cut 1/4 inch opening in the corner of the bag and dizzle over the cookies. Let sit for about 15  minutes for the glaze to set.

This makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Glaze

1 1/2 cups Imperial powdered sugar

3  tablespoons sour cream

1 1/2  tablespoons fresh orange juice

1/4  teaspoon orange extract

In a small bowl stir together all ingredients until smooth.