Jam Filled Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour, pastry
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups quick oats
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup sugar, brown, dark
• 1/2 cup butter, soft, melted
• 1/2 cup shortening, melted (i use crisco)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2-3/4 cup jam (raspberry, strawberry, apricot, blueberry, date)
• 1/2-1 cup walnuts, ground (optional)

Recipe

• 1 to make the sour milk, mix the milk and lemon juice together in a small bowl and set aside until needed.
• 2 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 in a large bowl add the flour, baking soda, salt, oats, cinnamon and brown sugar together.
• 4 next add the melted butter and shortening, mixing lightly.
• 5 lastly, slowly add in the sour milk, making sure to mix well.
• 6 chill the dough for 1/2 hour.
• 7 then on a lightly floured board, roll to 1/4 inch thick.
• 8 cut the dough using a 2" round cookie cutter. make sure to have an even number of cookie rounds.
• 9 place a spoonful of jam in the center of the cookie, then top with another cookie.
• 10 make sure to lightly press the edges together.
• 11 roll the cookie edges in the ground nuts.
• 12 place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 - 12 minutes.