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mum's oatmeal shortbread cookies

(2 ratings)
Dovey22 avatar
Recipe by
Sue Fitzpatrick
@Dovey22
Whitby, ON

This was another of those treats that only showed up at Christmas :) I liked these. Very plain and dry so I could dunk them in a glass of milk. Now I like them with a hot chocolate or cup of tea.

(2 ratings)
prep time 2 Hr 30 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For mum's oatmeal shortbread cookies

  • 1 c
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 c
    flour
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 c
    rolled oats

How To Make mum's oatmeal shortbread cookies

  • 1
    Pre-heat oven to 325F Cream butter, add sugar and vanilla and mix.
  • 2
    Sift and add flour, soda and salt.
  • 3
    Mix in rolled oats last
  • 4
    Form into two narrow rolls (in waxed paper) and place in the refrigerator to chill for a couple of hours.
  • 5
    Unroll the dough and slice fairly thick cookies. About 3/4". Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet for 30 minutes or less, depending on your oven. Finished cookies are very lightly browned.
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