Cookie Recipes
Oat Shortcakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup lightly packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup quick oats, uncooked
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until fluffy. On low speed, gradually beat in 1 cup of the flour until well mixed.
- With a wooden spoon, mix oats and remaining flour until mixed and a soft dough forms.
- Divide dough into thirds. Place two dough pieces on one large cookie sheet and the other piece on a small cookie sheet. Pat each to about a 5 1/2 inch circle. Pierce each dough circle with the tines of a fork to form 8 equal wedges. Press back of fork around edge of dough circles to decorate.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until cookies are firm.
- Cool on cookie sheets on wire rack.
- Break apart into wedges.