This is our family recipe for shortbread oatmeal cookies, handed down through the Scottish side of the family. There is nothing better. They are definitely not low in fat.
Ingredients
- rolled oats: 3 cups
- all-purpose flour: 1 cup
- packed brown sugar: 1 cup
- butter: 1 cup
- baking soda: 0.75 tsp
- water: 0.5 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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Dissolve the baking soda in the water.
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Combine the oats, flour and brown sugar. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the baking soda mixture and form dough into a ball. Either roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick and cut with cookie cutters or press dough into the bottom of one 9x13 inch baking pan.
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Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes.
