iced oatmeal cookies

Ingredients iced oatmeal cookies

1 cup shortening ( crisco)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3 cup old fashioned oats ( I used quick oats)
1 for the icing
2 egg whites
2 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

how to make iced oatmeal cookies

Preheat oven to 350º. Into an electric mixer. Combine shortening, eggs, vanilla, br. Sugar , granulated sugar. Scrape down bowl.

In a separate bowl. Combine b. Soda, cinnamon, salt, flour. Add this to the mixer. Combine well. Add oats slowly. Mix together. Let sit for 5 minutes. Then mix again.

Drop by rounded Tablespoon. Space 3" apart. They will spread. I used a #40 scoop. Place onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. I used parchment paper.bake 10-13 minutes. Mine took 15. Depending on your oven. The edges will be slightly Brown. And soft in the middle. Do not flatten. They will flatten by themselves.They will keep baking till they cool. Do not over bake.

While they cool.make icing. In an electric mixer, combine egg whites, powered sugar & vanilla.combine until thick. If to runny add some more powered sugar. Once they cool.you can either dip them or drizzle them. I put mine in a plactic bag snipped a tint piece off. You can keep them in the fridge. On the counter or Freeze them..( I got about 40 of them. So I froze some)....