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    Good Grain

    May 12, 2020 7 minutes
    PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICOLE DU BOIS
    RECIPE DEVELOPMENT BY TRICIA MANZANERO
    FOOD STYLING BY VANESSA ROCCHIO
    STYLING BY DOROTHY WALTON

    GLAZED OAT COOKIES

    Makes about 26 cookies

    Called “biscuits” in Ireland, these chewy, golden cookies pack a caramelized sweetness supercharged by a crème fraîche drizzle. Oats give this recipe an essential boost in texture, lending a crispy exterior and a chewy interior.

    1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, softened
    ½ cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
    ¼ cup (55 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
    1 teaspoon (3 grams) firmly packed orange zest
    1 teaspoon (6 grams) vanilla bean paste
    2¼ cups (212 grams) old-fashioned oats
    1¾ cups (219 grams) unbleached self-rising flour
    ¼ cup (44 grams) steel-cut oats
    ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
    Crème Fraîche Glaze (recipe follows)

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.

    2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, sugars, orange zest, and vanilla bean paste at medium speed until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl.

    In a medium bowl, stir together old-fashioned oats, flour, steel-cut oats,

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