Oatmeal delights (filled cookie)

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupSugar
1cupButter or margarine
cupFlour; sifted
cupQuick oatmeal
½teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonBaking soda
½cupHoney
¼cupHot water For the filling--
½poundsRaisins
1Whole orange
1Whole lemon
2tablespoonsWater
½cupSugar

Directions

FOR THE COOKIES: Cream the sugar and butter or margarine. Mix flour, oatmeal, and salt together. Mix soda with honey and hot water. Add flour mixture alternately with liquid to creamed mixture. Begin and end with some of the flour. Mix well.

Place on a well-floured board. Flour rolling pin and roll to about ¼-inch thickness. Cut in small rounds and place on greased cookie sheet. Top center of each round with half teaspoon of filling. Place another cookie round on top. Press edges together. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Yield: 4 dozen cookies FOR THE FILLING: Scrub orange and lemon well, then cut into quarters.

Remove seeds and grind pulp and rind. Add raisins, water and sugar. Cook on medium heat to thicken. Stir frequently. Cool before placing on cookies.

Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved Recipe By : COOKING RIGHT SHOW #CR9713 Posted to EAT-L Digest 10 October 96 Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 10:33:00 -0400 From: Bill Spalding <billspa@...>