Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
½ cup shortening
1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
½ cup buttermilk
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
½ tsp allspice
2 ½ cups oats
1 cup raisins
1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
1 tsp vanilla extract
Brown Butter Icing, recipe follows

Preheat oven to 350. Cream together butter, shortening, and sugar in a bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and beat until mixture is light in color. Add buttermilk. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice; stir into creamed mixture. Fold in oatmeal, raisins, walnuts, and vanilla, blending well. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Drizzle with Brown Butter Icing.

Brown Butter Icing: ½ cup butter

3 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 to 4 tbsps water

Heat the butter over medium heat until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in 3 cups sifted powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in enough water (3 to 4 tablespoons) to make an icing of drizzling consistency. Drizzle on warm cookies.