Oatmeal Shortbread

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup quick oatmeal
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened

Recipe

• 1 combine flour,oats,corn starch and icing sugar in large bowl.
• 2 with large spoon, blend in butter.
• 3 work with hands until a soft, smooth dough forms.
• 4 shape into a ball.
• 5 if necessary, refrigerate 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
• 6 variations for baking.
• 7 bake in 300° oven until edges are lightly browned.
• 8 roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness and use cookie cutters, bake for 15-20 minutes.
• 9 or you can shape into 1" balls, flatten with fork dipped in sugar, put on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes.
• 10 cool completely on wire rack.
• 11 cranberry wedges.
• 12 you can add 1/3 cup dried cranberries to dough, then roll or pat dough into two 5 1/2" rounds and bake on ungreased cookie sheet 30-40 minutes.
• 13 or you can press into one 9" cake pan, mark into 8 wedges, prick with fork, and bake 40-45 minutes.
• 14 these freeze well.