Day 2 Christmas Goodie Countdown! Sliced Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

These are my all time favorite cookies to make for the holidays because it makes SOOO many and you can prepare the dough months ahead of time and freeze it, once you are ready for them, you take them out  to defrost a bit, slice them and bake them. No mess no fuss but awesome flavor!! I would get about 4 long rolls of dough out of this recipe to store for seperate batches.

Sliced Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

Sliced Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

1 cup crisco
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
11/2 quick rolled oats
1/2 cup finely ground walnuts
In a mixing bowl cream together crisco and sugars till light and fluffy. Addeggs 1 at a time, beating well after each, add vanilla. Combine the flour,baking soda, salt and cinnamon, stir into creamed mixture. Stir in oats and walnuts.
Shape dough into 2 8" inch roll, wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap. Chill for 3 hrs or freeze for future use.
Preheat oven to 350 cut dough into 1/4" slices. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 mins.Cool on rack.
Makes about 60 cookies.

This year I plan to drizzle them with a Cinnamon Glaze that I LoVe! The glaze hardens as it sits on the cookie.

Glaze (optional):
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ cup heavy whipping cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract


Enjoy!

Dee