aunt gail's oatmeal lace cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• in a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the butter mixture. finally, mix in the rolled oats.
• roll dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter. place the dough balls about 3 inches apart the prepared cookie sheet. dip the bottom of a glass in water and then in sugar, use this to flatten down the cookies. sugar the glass as needed. bake for 8 to 10 minutes, cookies should be slightly browned. store in an airtight container.