Brown Butter Oatmeal Pumpkin Vanilla Oatmeal Cookies

Cookie:

1 Cup (2 sticks) butter

2 cups old fashioned rolled oats

1 and 2/3 all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 and 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg yolk (room temp)

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup of Pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling and not whole can- blot**)

Glaze:

1/4 cup unsalted butter

1 and 1/2 cup confectioners sugar

3 tablespoons milk

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

**blot pumpkin: place pumpkin puree in a bowl wrapped in paper towels to absorb moisture

1. Preheat oven to 350 and line baking sheets

2. Brown the butter: slice butter and melt over low heat in skillet, once melted (5-8 min, will smell nutty) butter will turn brown, you can melt butter for cookies and icing in the same pan and set aside 1/4 for icing after browning

3. In medium bowl combine oats, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside

4. Pour cooled cookie browned butter in large bowl. Whisk in granulated sugar and brown sugar until combined. Whisk in egg yolk and vanilla extract till combined. Whisk blotted pumpkin.

5. Slowly mix dry ingredients with wet- dough will be thick and sticky

6. Scoop and lightly flatten cookies onto cooking sheet. Cook for 14 minutes

Icing:

7. Mix browned butter, confectioners sugar, milk and vanilla extract until smooth- set aside and once cookie are chilled dip cookies in icing for smooth top coating.

** recipe from Sallys baking addiction