Oatmeal Shortbread
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
Rolled oats add texture and healthful goodness to shortbread cookies.

Servings:
Makes 24 strips.
Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Ingredients
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1 cupall-purpose floursee savings

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3 tablespoonssugarsee savings

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1/2 cupbuttersee savings

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1/3 cupquick-cooking rolled oatssee savings

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Directions
1.
In a medium mixing bowl combine flour and sugar. Using a pastry blender cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts to cling. Stir in rolled oats. Form mixture into a ball and knead until smooth.
To make shortbread wedges
On an ungreased cookie sheet pat or roll the dough into an 8-inch circle. Make a scalloped edge. Cut circle into 16 wedges. Leave wedges in the circle. Bake in a 325 degree F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until bottom just starts to brown and center is set. Cut circle into wedges again while warm. Cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool. Makes 16 wedges.
To make shortbread rounds
On a lightly floured surface roll the dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Use a 1-1/2-inch cookie cutter to cut 24 rounds. Place them 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake in the 325 degree F oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 24 rounds.
To make shortbread strips
On a lightly floured surface roll dough into an 8x6-inch rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. Using a knife, cut into twenty-four 2x1-inch strips. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in the 325 degree F oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 24 strips.
Note
Nutrition information is per cookie wedge.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 92, Total Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 58 mg, Carbohydrate 9 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 5%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 2%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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