Oatmeal Shortbread

Rolled oats add texture and healthful goodness to shortbread cookies.


Oatmeal Shortbread

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Servings: Makes 24 strips.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
 
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Ingredients
  • 1  cup
    all-purpose flour
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  • 3  tablespoons
    sugar
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  • 1/2  cup
    butter
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  • 1/3  cup
    quick-cooking rolled oats
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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
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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