Scottish Shortbread Cookie Recipe

This Scottish shortbread cookie Recipe is liberally blessed with walnuts, oatmeal and butter. Its non-traditional but delicious just the same.

These shortbread cookies make terrific holiday gifts. They freeze well, which means you can get a jump start on your holiday baking.

They also ship well, so if you have friends and family in far-away places, send them a taste of home.

Oatmeal Scottish Shortbread Cookie Recipe

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Whisk together the all purpose flour, baking soda and the kosher salt.

Cream together the softened butter and the brown sugar and granulated sugar with an electric mixer. With the mixer running, add the egg, vanilla extract and vanilla extract.

Pour the dry ingredients into the butter mixture and beat just until well blended.

Stir in the rolled oats and the chopped walnuts. Roll the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 350F. Coat baking sheets with shortening or cooking spray.

Make a ball from 1 tablespoon of dough. Place it on a baking sheet and flatten it lightly with the tines of a fork. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart.

Bake the cookies for 8 to 12 minutes in the hot oven. Let them cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

Food For Thought - Get creative for the holidays. Sprinkle the cookies with silver balls or colored sprinkles while they are still warm.

A quick dip in cinnamon-spiced powdered sugar is an unsuspected treat, and dried cranberries or tart cherries pressed on top while the cookies are still warm make a welcome contrast to the richness of these cookies.

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