So crispy, sweet and buttery, these Oatmeal Lace Cookies are a year-round favorite cookie!
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These cookies are so delicately delicious and easy to make… you can’t eat just one.
The reason “lace” in the name of this cookie is because they bake up so thin with tiny air holes and pockets that really resemble “lace”. They’re crunchy, crispy and chewy at the same time, with a toffee flavor.
I used rounded teaspoons of cookie dough placed on a 15 x 10 baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
The cookie dough spreads out a LOT, so it’s important to place your teaspoons-full of dough about 3 inches apart on the baking sheet. I baked 8 cookies at a time on a 15 x 10 baking sheet. This recipe also yields a LOT of cookies (approximately 80), but can easily be halved.
The original recipe that I was given stated to bake them for 12 minutes, but honestly… I kept burning them. I found that using a rounded teaspoon full of batter and baking them for 7 minutes exactly at 350 degrees F yielded the perfect, golden brown cookies.
Happy Baking! 
Oatmeal Lace Cookies
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 80 cookies 1x
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Pin RecipeIngredients
- 1–1/2 cups (3 sticks) butter, melted and cooled
- 1–1/2 cups light brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1–1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2–1/2 cups quick cooking oats
- 1–1/2 cups chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Add oats and chopped pecans and stir well to incorporate into flour mixture.
- In a separate bowl, combine butter and sugars until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla extract.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to wet mixture and stir well with a large spoon to combine.
- Drop dough by rounded teaspoon fulls 3 inches apart onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 7 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy around the edges.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to completely cool.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: lace cookies, oatmeal
Dina says
they look yummy!
Michelle Rittler @ Taste As You Go says
Thanks for allowing me to feature your recipe in my round-up of 60 Ultimate Cookie Exchange Recipes on Taste As You Go. Happy Holidays!
Amy @ The Blond Cook says
Thanks so much, Michelle! Can’t wait to check out all of the cookie recipes. Happy holidays to you too!
Paula Vicknair says
I used this recipe but added raisins along with the pecans. I also went for 8 minutes cooking time with 4 minute interval
rotating the baking sheet at 4 minutes. It worked perfectly. Yum!
Amy @ The Blond Cook says
So glad you liked them, Paula! The raisins sound like a great addition. Happy New Year!