April 2009
My mother’s very good friend Hermine appears in the chapter, “What we are made for.” She was a wonderful cook, and she almost always had a few of these lace cookies on hand.
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2 1/2
cups
oats (instant are best)
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1
cup
dark brown sugar
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1
teaspoon
baking powder
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1
egg, beaten
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1
stick butter
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1
teaspoon
vanilla
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Mix all dry ingredients together.
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Melt butter and add to dry ingredients. Mix well. Add the egg and the vanilla.
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Drop by spoonfuls onto a well-greased cookie sheet and flatten with the back of the spoon. Bake at 350° for about 8 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies begin to brown: Remove from oven, let sit a minute or two, and then remove from the sheet. If they stick to the pan, put them back into the oven for a minute.
