Just a Dozen Orange Glazed Banana Oatmeal Mounds
Orange Glazed Banana Oatmeal Mounds
Servings 12
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour 105 grams
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon freshly grated orange zest I used a clementine
- ¾ cup quick cooking oats not instant (60 grams)
- ½ cup toasted chopped walnuts or pecans
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened (56 grams)
- ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar 70 grams
- 1 large egg white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup lightly packed mashed banana
Glaze
- 2-3 teaspoons of orange juice I used 3 teaspoons clementine juice
- ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar
- ¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips and/or cranberries optional
Instructions
- First, adjust the oven rack so that it’s in the top third of the oven.
- Have ready an ungreased or parchment lined baking sheet.
- Mix together the flour, baking soda and salt, then mix in the nutmeg and orange zest. Add the oats and nuts and stir until thoroughly blended. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy, then add the brown sugar, egg white and vanilla and continue beating until creamy and light.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir by hand until well blended, then add the banana and stir until blended.
- Drop batter by heaping tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheet and bake cookies 12 minutes at 375, turning tray after the first 7 minutes.
- Let cool slightly, then remove from tray and cool on a wire rack. When cool, mix together orange juice and confectioners’ sugar and drizzle over cookies.
