Scottish Oatcake Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup multi-grain rolled cereal (or another cup rolled oats)
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup dried apricot, diced
• 1/4 cup dried cherries, diced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 egg yolks
• 7 tablespoons dark brown sugar (1/4c+3t)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 2 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 mix oats, cereal (if used), salt, and baking soda.
• 2 mix in nuts and fruit.
• 3 separately, beat oil& egg yolks until they are blended.
• 4 mix in brown sugar& vanilla.
• 5 pour egg mixture into oat mixture and blend into crumbs.
• 6 add milk.
• 7 stir 3-5 minutes, until the oats soak up most of the milk.
• 8 sprinkle 2t flour over the mixture and stir another minute or two until all milk is absorbed.
• 9 drop in large clumps on lightly-oiled cookie sheets, one dozen per 15"x10" sheet.
• 10 form into 1/4" thick patties.
• 11 bake at 350 deg.
• 12 f for 20 minutes or until they begin to brown.
• 13 remove immediately from cookie sheets and let cool.