Jack & Jill Cookies
Yield
36 cookiesPrep
10 minCook
30 minReady
40 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
butter
or margarine, soft |
|
| ¾ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
rolled oats
uncooked |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
butter
or margarine, soft |
|
| 177 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 355 | ml |
rolled oats
uncooked |
|
Directions
Beat butter until creamy.
Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy.
Blend in egg and vanilla.
Sift together flour, soda and salt.
Add to creamed mixture; blend well.
Stir in oats. For ease in handling, chill dough about 1 hour.
Shape to form 1-inch balls.
Place on ungreased cooky sheets.
Flatten slightly with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
Insert flat wooden stick or wooden skewer into each.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (375 F. ) 10 to 12 minutes; cool.
Frost cookies with confectioners' sugar frosting.
Attach chocolate shot for hair and gumdrop pieces for eyes, nose and mouth.
For girl cookies, pipe a bow onto hair with thick frosting.
Tie a ribbon bow onto stick for boy's bow tie.
When frosting is set, insert sticks into large gumdrops so that cookies stand up.
