Oatmeal Icebox Cookies

Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This recipe is one of my mother's refrigerator cookies that she made when I was little. The old fashioned sugar cookies that you have on your home page is exactly what mom used to make. They are wonderfully soft and a touch of nutmeg in them. You could not believe how many memories it brings back to me. This is another memory to enclose to you. This is a sandwich type cookie spread with jam in the center.

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 tablespoon water
3/4 cup any flavor fruit jam

Directions

1 Cream together the shortening and sugar and beat in the egg until light.
2 Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and mix into the creamed mixture. Stir in the oatmeal and water until blended. Roll into a 2 inch roll and chill in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
3 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4 Slice cookie dough thinly and bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 6-8 minutes. Cool and put together in sandwiches with jam.