Oatmeal Tea Cookies

Yield: approximately 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted Irish or homemade butter, softened so that it can be stirred with a fork

3/4 cup light brown sugar

2 large egg yolks

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup quick cooking Irish steel cut oats

heaping 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

½ cup minced walnuts

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 350° F.
2. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. Place the softened butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat the mixture until smooth.
4. Whisk the egg yolks until creamy.
5. Add the egg yolks to the butter and brown sugar and mix until combined.
6. Place the flour, baking soda, and salt in a sifter. Sift into butter, brown sugar and egg yolk combination.
7. Stir in the oats and walnuts.
8. Mix ingredients until just combined into a dough.
9. Using a deep bowl tablespoon, place 17 – 18, one tablespoon hemispheres of dough, evenly spaced, on the prepared baking sheets.
10. Place the baking sheets in the oven and bake the cookies for 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly golden brown around the edges. The cookies will be crisp.
11. Cool cookies completely on the baking sheets.
12. Remove the cookies from the baking sheets with a spatula. Place them on the serving dish or in an airtight tin with parchment paper between the layers.
13. Stores for up to five days.