Cut Out Cookies Made With Oat Flour Food

CUT-OUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and moving towards moussiness, then beat in the egg and vanilla. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the butter and eggs, and mix gently but surely. If you think the finished mixture is too sticky to be rolled out, add more flour, but do so sparingly as too much will make the dough tough. Form into a fat disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and let rest in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• Sprinkle a suitable surface with flour, place disk of dough on it, and sprinkle a little more flour on top of that. Then roll it out to a thickness of about 1/4-inch. Cut into shapes, dipping the cutter into flour as you go, and place the cookies a little apart on 2 parchment or silpat lined baking sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 12 minutes; obviously it depends on the shape you're using and whether they are on the upper or lower shelf, though you can swap them around after about 5 minutes. When they're ready expect them to be tinged a pronounced gold around the edges; they'll be softish still in the middle, but set while they cool.
• Remove the cookies with a flat, preferably flexible, spatula to a wire rack. When they are fully cooled, you can get on with the icing. Put a couple of tablespoons of not-quite-boiling water into a large bowl, add the sieved confectioners sugar and mix together, adding more water as you need to form a thick paste. Color,as desired. I think pastes are much better than liquid, not just because the range of colors is better but because they don't dilute the icing as they tint. Ice cooled cookies, as desired.

OLD-FASHIONED CUTOUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with 3-in. cookie cutters dipped in flour. Sprinkle with additional sugar. , Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps if desired. Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

MOM'S OAT FLOUR CUT OUT COOKIES

Steps:

• To make ground oat flour:.
• 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.
• To make cookies:.
• Beat together sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• Blend in egg and vanilla.
• Combine flours and baking soda.
• Gradually add to butter mixture, mixing well after each addition.
• Cover, chill an hour.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness on lightly floured surface.
• Cut with cookie cutter.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 7 to 8 minutes until edges are golden brown.
• Cool thoroughly.
• Decorate with butter cream frosting and sprinkles, as desired.

CHEWY OATMEAL CUT-OUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar well, then beat in egg.
• Add the vanilla, salt, spices, and baking powder.
• Stir in oats and flours. (It will look dry at first, but it will come together.)
• Divide into two balls, flatten into disks and wrap each in plastic.
• Refrigerate for 1/2 an hour.
• Heat oven to 350 F
• Roll out each dough disk to 1/4 inch or so thickness, and cut as desired with sharp cookie cutters.
• Place on greased cookie sheet. (They don't spread so they can be close together.)
• Bake 12-15 minutes (less time for chewy, more time for crisp).
• Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar while still warm for easy decorating.
• Or frost and decorate as desired.
• I did some with a left- over coconut icing on my bunnies, and sprinkled with additional coconut. On others, I used some left over cream cheese pineapple icing.

OATMEAL ROLLOUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, oats, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-3/4-in. cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter, cream cheese and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over cookies. Decorate with colored sugar. Store in airtight containers in the refrigerator.

CUT-OUT COOKIES MADE WITH OAT FLOUR

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the confectioners' sugar and butter until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Combine the all-purpose flour, oat flour, and baking soda; stir into the creamed mixture. Cover the dough, and chill for about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 7 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges begin to brown. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks. When cool, eat plain, or frost with your favorite cookie frosting.