1/2 c Butter or margarine (1
-stick); softened
2/3 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 c Granulated sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
3/4 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
2 1/2 c Oats (quick or old
-fashioned); uncooked
Icing in tubes
Candy sprinkles
sm Children; (optional)
Heat oven to 350?. Lightly grease two cookie sheets. Beat butter and sugars
until creamy. Add egg and vanilla, beat well. In seperate bowl, combine
flour and baking soda; mix well. Add to butter mixture; mix well. Stir in
oats; mix well. Divide dough into 4 equal portions.
Using hands, pat each portion of dough into a 1/4 inch thick snowman on
cookie sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; carefully remove to wire rack. Cool
completely. Decorate as desired. Store tightly covered. Makes 4 Jumbo
cookies.
I found this recipe in the cooking section of; The News Herald Detroit
Michigan (wed. November 19, 1997) Even though I don’t have ‘small’
children, I thought it would be a cute idea for a cold winter day. Maybe
one of those ‘no school’ snow days.
Yields
4 Servings