Mom's Oat Flour Cut Out Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (or mix with whole wheat)
• 1 cup oat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup half shortening or 1 cup half butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons milk, as desired for creaminess

Recipe

• 1 to make ground oat flour:.
• 2 place 1 1/4cups quick or old fashioned oats, uncooked, in a blender or food processor. cover and blend 60 seconds. makes about 1 cup.
• 3 to make cookies:.
• 4 beat together sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• 5 blend in egg and vanilla.
• 6 combine flours and baking soda.
• 7 gradually add to butter mixture, mixing well after each addition.
• 8 cover, chill an hour.
• 9 heat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 10 roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness on lightly floured surface.
• 11 cut with cookie cutter.
• 12 bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 7 to 8 minutes until edges are golden brown.
• 13 cool thoroughly.
• 14 decorate with butter cream frosting and sprinkles, as desired.