Mother's Chewy Oatmeal Logs | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 8 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 1 1/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams) granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups (6 ounces/170 grams) old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup raisins
• 2/3 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces/57 grams) confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract