Scotch Oat Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, if you wish (may use 1/2 butter 1/2 shortening)
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour (or all purpose)
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
• 2 add dry ingredients.
• 3 dissolve soda in boilig water and add to mixture.
• 4 roll out on floured pastry sheet.
• 5 cut into 2 inch rounds.
• 6 bake 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown.