Lace Cookies

By norsegal8

These gossamer cookies have just enough flour in them to keep them from flowing off the cookie sheet. They spread enormously to become "cookies made of lace." Like snowflakes, they should be a winter phenomenon, as they will become totally limp in any but the driest weather.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 2 1/4 cups rolled oats
• 2 1/4 cups light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter (not margarine)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Details

Servings 54

Preparation

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, oats, sugar, and salt. In a small saucepan, warm the butter until it's just melted. Mix this into the dry ingredients. In a small bowl, beat the egg with the vanilla and blend it into the rest of the ingredients.

Drop this dough in small spoonfuls onto a parchment-covered cookie sheet, allowing plenty of room for cookies to spread. Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 5 to 7 minutes, depending on how large your cookies are.

Let cookies cool just enough on the parchment so you can get a spatula under them without tearing them. If you wait any longer, your love affair with these cookies might sour, as they will stick tenaciously. Cool them thoroughly on a wire rack, and store in a cool, dry, airtight container.