A delicate, lemon-scented
butter cookie laced with oats.
Lemon
Oat Lacies
- 2 cups (4 sticks) margarine
or butter, slightly softened*
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups Quaker Oats, Quick or Old Fashioned *
2 cups all-purpose flour
Powdered sugar
- In large bowl, beat margarine
and sugar with electric mixer until creamy. Add
remaining ingredients except powdered sugar; mix well. Cover
and chill 30 minutes.
- Heat oven to 350°F
(175°C).
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place on
ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with bottom of glass dipped in
powdered sugar.
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are
light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet remove to wire
rack. Cool completely.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
Makes 4 1/2 dozen or 54
cookies.
*For the best flavor and
most delicate cookie we recommend using butter and Quick Quaker
Oats.
Recipe provided courtesy
of The Quaker Oat Company.
