Recipe: Jack and Jill Cookies

JACK AND JILL COOKIES

1 cup butter or margarine; softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups Quaker Oats, uncooked (quick or old-fashioned)

Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy. Blend in egg and vanilla. Sift together flour, soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture; blend well. Stir in oats. For ease in handling, chill dough about 1 hour.

WHEN READY TO BAKE:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Shape to form 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased cooky sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of glass dipped in sugar. Insert flat wooden stick or wooden skewer into each.

Bake in preheated moderate oven (375 degrees F) 10 to 12 minutes; cool.

Frost cookies with confectioners' sugar frosting. Attach chocolate shot for hair and gumdrop pieces for eyes, nose and mouth. For girl cookies, pipe a bow onto hair with thick frosting. Tie a ribbon bow onto stick for boy's bow tie.

When frosting is set, insert sticks into large gumdrops so that cookies stand up.

Makes 36 cookies
Source: The Quaker Oats Company