Oatmeal Logs
Ingredients
½ cup butter
½ cup shortening
2 tsp vanilla
½ cup confectioner’s sugar
2 cups sifted flour
½ tsp salt
1 cup quick cooking oats
Instructions
Cream butter, shortening, and sugar. Add vanilla, flour, and salt. Stir in oatmeal. Shape into finger sized logs – about 1 ½ inches long. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 325 degrees for 25 – 30 minutes. Frost with chocolate frosting when cool. Decorate as desired.
Notes
Chocolate Frosting
½ cup sugar
2 Tbs cornstarch
1 oz. chocolate, cut up
½ tsp salt
½ cup boiling water
1 ½ Tbs butter
½ tsp vanilla extract
Mix sugar, cornstarch, chocolate, and salt in a saucepan; add boiling water. Stir and cover over low heat until glossy and smooth. About 5 minutes. Add butter and extract and mix well. (Frosting should thicken up once cooled completely).
Recipe Yield
Makes about 4 1/2 - 5 dozen cookie logs 1x
Cookie Category: Molded or Shaped
Difficulty: ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Find it online: https://www.cookiesbybess.com/oatmeal-logs/