Grandma's Crispy Oatmeal Cookies
1/3 cup
Butter (margarine)
1/3 cup
Lightly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup
Warm water
1 cup
Flour, divided
use
1 cup
Quick rolled oats
1 tsp.
Cinnamon
1/2 tsp.
Baking soda
Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly, then beat in water. Set aside
1/4
cup flour for rolling. Mix together the remaining dry ingredients, then stir
them into the creamed mixture. Add the remaining flour gradually to the dough
until it is stiff enough to roll.
Divide the dough into 3 lumps about the same size. Roll each lump of dough
out
about 1/8 inch thick and cut into 12 pieces or use cookie cutter. Place on a
lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 F about 10 minutes or until golden
brown
around the edges. Remove from pan, cool. Store in a covered container.
Makes about 36 cookies.
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