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Dainty Lace Cookies

The dough for these buttery oatmeal cookies makes big bubbles in the oven, resulting in pretty holes, like a snowflake.
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Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup flour, sifted
  • 1 cup quick cooking oatmeal (plain)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour baking sheets. Shake off excess flour.
  • In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in remaining ingredients, mixing until well combined. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls about 3-inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Press cookies with an offset spatula or the back of a spoon until very, very thin. To prevent sticking, grease the back of the spatula or spoon.
  • In preheated oven, bake 5 to 7 minutes, checking regularly, until edges are brown. Remove from oven and let stand about 1 minute before touching. Remove cookies carefully from baking sheets using a wide spatula and transfer to racks to cool completely. Cookies will be thin and lacy. Makes about 3 dozen cookies. Enjoy!