3/4 c Golden
crisco shortening
1 1/4 c Firmly-packed brown sugar
1 Egg
1/3 c Milk
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
3 c Quick oats -- uncooked
1 c All-purpose flour
1/2 t Baking soda
1/2 t Salt
1 c Almond brickle chips
Icing:
1 c White chocolate chips
1 t Crisco shortening
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Grease baking sheets with shortening. Place sheets of
foil on countertop for cooling cookies. For cookies, combine shortening, brown
sugar, egg, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric
mixer until well blended. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt. Mix into
creamed mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in almond brickle chips.
Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet.
Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375ºF for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly
browned. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil
to cool completely.
For icing, place white chocolate and shortening in heavy resealable sandwich
bag. Seal. Microwave at 50% (MEDIUM) power. Knead bag after 1 minute. Repeat
until smooth. (Or melt by placing in bowl of hot water.) Cut tiny tip off corner
of bag. Pipe heart shapes on cookies or drizzle randomly. Makes: About 8-1/2
dozen small cookies