If you are looking for a simple crunchy cookie with a heavenly caramel taste, have I got a cookie for you: Irish Oatmeal Lace Cookies.
For this month’s Fill the Cookie Jar post the theme was Irish or Green. I choose these simple cookies because I’d just posted about the Lemon Basil Shortbread cookies a few weeks ago and I thought going to shortbread again might be too soon.
Are these traditional Irish in origin? I have no idea. But, since I just got me Ancestry DNA test results that say I am 31% Irish, you can safely say these cookies are too. Or use Irish butter and oats to make them even more so.
When you look at the ingredients you might notice there is very little flour in these. The butter and brown sugar melt together and the little amount of flour just holds the oats together.
Be sure to scroll past the recipe to see what the other blogger’s came up with for our theme this month.
Caramel-y and crunchy Irish Oatmeal lace cookies are a delightful treat. #oatmealcookies #irishlacecookiesClick To Tweet
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour gluten-free if desired
- 1 cup old fashioned oatmeal gluten-free if desired
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour baking sheets
- Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla;
- Stir in flour and oats.
- Drop batter by the tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets leaving plenty of room for cookies to expand - at least 3-4 inches. Flatten dough slightly with spoon or fingertips.
- Bake until cookies flatten and brown, about 10 minutes.
- Let cookies cool for 4 to 5 minutes on baking sheets. Lift from baking sheet with spatula to cooling racks to cool completely
Until next time, happy eating.
~Audrey
I love your Irish Oatmeal Lace Cookies to #FillTheCookieJar this month. They look delicious and so easy to make. Great for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
I absolutely have to try this cookie! Honestly, you had me at crumbled up on ice cream. Perfection in any form!
My kids are huge oatmeal cookie fans. I bet that first batch made a really yummy ice cream topping too!
Oh, these look yummy!
I’ve never heard of these cookies before, but they look really good!
I might make extra just to have some for topping! Sounds good for yogurt too!
What a perfect cookie for a snowy day like today (and I’ll probably have 6-10 of them because I’ve shoveled enough snow to earn them!). Thanks for sharing at the This Is How We Roll Link Party on Organized 31.
These look delicious!! Thanks for linking up at the #HomeMattersParty! http://www.thequinntessentialmommy.com
I simply love cookies with oats, and these look very tasty!!
G’day great cookies Audrey and thx for sharing them at my Say gday Party pinned!
Cheers! Joanne
I see you have a wonderful sous chef! And the cookies—love oatmeal.
I love lace cookies! When I go to World Market, I always buy some. I need to make some of these for my family (or should I say myself)!
Oh, I think Mom used to make these! I’ll have to ask her the next time we talk.
They look delicious.
I have to admit I haven’t had great success with lace type cookies, but Im going to give these a try and hope for a few good cookies and some ice cream topping too, lol they sure look good
I love oatmeal cookies, and I remember these kinds of cookies from when I was a kid. I have been looking for a recipe to replicate those yummy oatmeal cookies. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Well I am Irish and I have some of these in my biscuit tin 🙂 Thanks for linking up to Pin Worthy Wednesday, I have pinned your post to the Pin Worthy Wednesday Pinterest Board.
These look delicious – so light and crispy!
Love all that butter with the oatmeal – I can almost taste them.
Thanks so much for sharing your recipe. Pinning!
Well I just put this on the list for my little chef to make up for the family. Thanks for Sharing on Merry Monday.
Oh my…so delicious! I’m always get so excited to see what you have brought to our party! Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for being part of our party. I hope to see you on Monday at 7. Lou Lou Girls
These look fantastic! I am glad you gave them another go after your first attempt. Thanks for linking up at Mum-bo Monday
Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe at The Recipe Sharing Pin and Yum Party! I hope to see you next week. Pinned and Yummed.
Thanks for hosting the party, Marilyn.
How many cookies does one batch make?
It depends on how big you make the cookies, 1-2 dozen probably.