Unbelievable Oatmeal Cookies

Unbelievable Oatmeal Cookies
 
 10 tablespoons of softened sweet butter
 1/2 cup of sugar
 1 Egg, lightly beaten
 1/2 teaspoon of grated orange zest
 1 teaspoon of almond or vanilla extract
 3 cups of rolled oatmeal

Instructions:

Lightly butter a cookie sheet. Preheat the oven to 325ºF.  Beat together the butter, sugar, egg, orange zest and almond extract. With~ your fingers press the oatmeal into the butter until the dough just holds together. Form the dough into tiny balls and with the tines of a fork press them down. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 2 1/2 dozen

Recipe By :COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW # MF 6659 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #234 Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 23:31:15 -0400 From: Meg Antczak <meginny@frontiernet.net>