Grandma's Unsweetened Rolled Oat Cookies
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 36 Categories:
Cookies
/
Desserts
Ingredients:
-----COOKIE----- 1 1/2
cups
All-purpose flour 1 1/2
cups
Rolled oats 1
teaspoon
Baking soda 1/2
cup
Shortening 1/2
cup
Hot water
-----FILLING----- 1/2
cup
Water 1/4
cup
Granulated sugar 1
teaspoon
Vanilla extract
Directions:
Combine flour, oats, and baking soda. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add sufficient water to shape dough into a roll.
Wrap in waxed paper; refrigerate overnight. Cut cookie dough into thin wafers (1/8 inch/3 mm). Place on cookie sheet. Bake in 325F(170C) oven for about 10 minutes. To prepare filling, cook dates, water, and sugar on low heat for about 30 minutes; stir occasionally. Stir in vanilla. Cool. When cookies and filling are cool, spread about 1tb(15ml) date filling between two cookies. Makes 3 dozen filled cookies
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