Celebrating Kristin's Birthday in Style with Lemon-Oatmeal Lacies

From the time Kristin was very young, she had an amazing sense of style. At the age of three, she loved  wearing lacy dresses while carrying her favorite doll, Mr. T (she loved his jewelry). Although Kristin may not always wear lacy dresses, she has maintained her wonderful gift of style. Happy Birthday to my beautiful always stylish daughter! With Love....

                                                    Lemon-Oatmeal Lacies
                                                              adapted from
                                                           Martha Stewart
                                                                   Living
                                                            Annual Recipes

                                                                    2005

Ingredients
Vegetable-oil cooking spray

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Freshly grated zest 1 lemon
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and lightly coat with cooking spray.

Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixture fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until crumbly. Add eggs, vanilla, lemon zest and salt. Mix until pale, about 1 minute. Mix in baking powder and then oats. Let batter stand 10 minutes to thicken.

Drop batter on prepared sheets, using 1 teaspoon per cookie and spacing rounds about 3 inches apart. Using the back of the spoon, gently press each round into a circle.

Bake until golden and lacy, about 9 minutes. Slide parchment  with cookies onto a work surface. Let cookies cool completely. Gently remove cookies from parchment. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container up to 3 days.

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