Danish Oatmeal Cookies

Last night for our cooking club our assignment was to make something European. I decided to try and find something Danish to make (and something that I already had all the ingredients for). I was so wishing that I had an aebleskiver pan! Anyway, I came across this recipe and gave it a try. They turned out yummy and the ladies at cooking club enjoyed them and so did my family.

Danish Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tsp. vanilla

1 cup oatmeal (I didn't want the texture of oatmeal so I put mine in my little blender/chopper thing and it came out like oatmeal flour)

1 cup chopped pecans (I chopped half of the nuts very finely in my blender too)

powdered sugar for sprinkling

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl mix the butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in the flour mixture. Gently stir in the oatmeal and pecans and lightly mix until combined. 

Roll into small teaspoon sized balls and place on cookie sheet or baking stone. Bake for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned. Let cool completely before sprinkling with powdered sugar. 

Makes 90 little cookies at about 40 calories per cookie, but be careful they are bitesize and melt in your mouth...easy to eat 5 without even thinking about it :)