Oatmeal sugar cookies

From Ars Cookbook

by Brodie

Ingredients

Makes ~2 dozen cookies, adjust amounts as necessary.

• 1 cup butter
• 1½ cups flour
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup oats (oatmeal)
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• ½ tsp. baking soda

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together thoroughly.^[1]
2. Roll into a log, ~2½" in diameter.
3. Roll log in colored sugar, jimmies, or any topping you want.
4. Wrap in wax paper and chill in the refrigerator until solid (an hour is usually plenty).
5. Preheat oven to 325­°F
6. Slice log into approx ¼" thick cookies.^[2]
7. Bake for 15–20 minutes.
8. Place on a cooling rack for 10 minutes.
9. Enjoy!

^[1] It will be very dry at first; just keep mixing until you get a solid mass. Mixing by hand works best.
^[2] I find that using a serrated bread knife works best for this, as you need to "saw" the log; it's too dry to cut straight down, it'll just crumble.[[File:File:Example.jpg]]