Preparation:
Cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in oats. Chill dough 1 to 2 hours for ease in handling. Preheat oven to 375øF. Roll dough with your hands into 1 1/2 inch diameter balls. Place about 3 inches apart on unbuttered cookie sheet. Insert wooden stick half way into each ball of dough. Dip a flat bottomed glass in sugar, then use to flatten cookies. Decorate as desired. Bake 13 to 15 minutes, or until golden. Cool slightly, then remove from cookie sheet and cool completely on wire rack. Store at room temperature in airtight metal container up to two weeks. |