Orange-Oatmeal Lace Cookies

Name: Orange-Oatmeal Lace Cookies
Yield: Makes about 6 dozen
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 3/4 cup, dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup, light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon, grated orange zest from 1 large orange; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 6 tablespoons, unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted; 1 cup, quick-cooking oats; 1 tablespoon, heavy cream

Desserts or Baked Goods
Make Ahead
Cookies

Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 1997

We find that the right sweeteners and the proper ratio of flour to butter create gossamer-thin, lacy wafers; three tips make them easy to get off the baking sheet.

SERVES Makes about 6 dozen

TIME 2 hours

Why This Recipe Works

This is a members' feature.