Cookie Challenge 2011: Breakfast Cookies

These are good enough to have for breakfast... with cranberries, orange juice and oatmeal who could argue with that! :)

3/4 c. butter or margarine softened
1 c. packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. grated orange peel
2 c. quick cooking oats
1 c. all purpose flour
2/3 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 c. dried cranberries

icing
1 c. powdered sugar
3/4 tsp. vanilla
 3 - 4 tsp. orange juice

* I made no alterations for altitude and they turned out great!

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and orange peal on medium, until well mixed.  Mix in the remaining ingredients.

Line a pan with silpat or parchment paper. Drop dough by tablespoons 2 inches apart. Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool completely (about 15 minutes).

In a small bowl, stir powdered sugar, vanilla and enough oj until thin enough to drizzle over the cookies!  Spoon into small ziploc and cut off tiny corner of the bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle icing over cookies.

Enjoy! :)