Mums Oatmeal Shortbread Cookies Recipes

MARGIE'S SHORTBREAD OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Dissolve the baking soda in the water.
• 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.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes.

OATMEAL SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add the flour, oats and salt. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Prick with a fork if desired. Bake at 325° for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 10 minutes before cutting.

OATMEAL SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Combine flour,oats,corn starch and icing sugar in large bowl.
• With large spoon, blend in butter.
• Work with hands until a soft, smooth dough forms.
• Shape into a ball.
• If necessary, refrigerate 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
• VARIATIONS for baking.
• Bake in 300° oven until edges are lightly browned.
• Roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness and use cookie cutters, bake for 15-20 minutes.
• Or you can shape into 1" balls, flatten with fork dipped in sugar, put on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• CRANBERRY WEDGES.
• You can add 1/3 cup dried cranberries to dough, then roll or pat dough into two 5 1/2" rounds and bake on ungreased cookie sheet 30-40 minutes.
• Or you can press into one 9" cake pan, mark into 8 wedges, prick with fork, and bake 40-45 minutes.
• These freeze well.

MOM'S OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs til light and fluffy. Stir in buttermilk.
• Stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Stir in oats and raisins.
• Drop from tablespoon 2" apart on lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 400* about 8 minutes. Cool slightly; remove from pan.

BROWN SUGAR AND OATMEAL SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Position a rack in middle of oven and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare 9x9x2-inch square or 11x7x2-inch baking tray by lining with parchment or greasing with butter.
• Sift flour, cornstarch, salt and cinnamon together onto wax paper or medium bowl; set aside.
• Beat butter and brown sugar together in a large bowl, until smooth and fluffy.
• Using low speed (if using electric mixer), mix in flour mixture, until dough comes together in big clumps.
• Add in oatmeal, mixing just to distribute evenly.
• Press dough evenly into prepared tray.
• Bake for 25 mins, until top is light-brown.
• Remove from oven and immediately cut shortbread into squares (6 rows lengthwise, 4 rows across), cutting through to the bottom.
• Cool thoroughly in the pan and remove shortbread from pan using a spatula.
• The shortbread will become crisp on the outside as it cool, but remain slightly soft inside.
• Store cooled shortbread in an airtight contained for up to 4 days or freeze.

MUM'S SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Mix butter and sugar with hands, mixing thoroughly until dissolved. Add flour and form into ball. Roll with rolling pin (no added flour on roller) between two sheets of waxed paper or plastic wrap. Cut into pieces with cookie cutter or knife and place on buttered cookie sheets. Pierce lightly with fork. (Variation: add toffee sprinkles if desired.) Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Variation: cool and dip cookies into 1/2 cup chocolate (melted in microwave). Place on waxed paper or plastic wrap on cookie sheet and put in fridge until chocolate cools.

MUM'S OATMEAL SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 325F Cream butter, add sugar and vanilla and mix.
• 2. Sift and add flour, soda and salt.
• 3. Mix in rolled oats last
• 4. Form into two narrow rolls (in waxed paper) and place in the refrigerator to chill for a couple of hours.
• 5. Unroll the dough and slice fairly thick cookies. About 3/4". Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet for 30 minutes or less, depending on your oven. Finished cookies are very lightly browned.