Lemon Oat Meal Cookies

                                           Lemon Oat Meal Cookies

Ingredients

Butter 8 ounces

Egg yolk 1

Sugar 1 ¼ cup

Flour 1 1/3 cup

Oats 1 1/3 cup

Lemon peeled 1 tsp

Lemon essence ¼ tsp

Cream cheese 3 tbsp heaped

Salt a pinch

Ingredients for topping

Egg 1

Flaked almonds ½ cup

Sugar as required

Method

Beat 8 ounces butter, 3 tbsp cream cheese and 1 ¼ cup sugar until light and fluffy, add in the 1 egg yolk, ¼ tsp lemon peeled and ¼ tsp lemon essence, combine the 1-1/3 cup flour, 1-1/3 oats and pinch of salt, gradually add to the cream mixture and mix well, drop by table spoons 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheet, brush with beaten egg, sprinkle with sugar, topped with ½ cup flaked almonds, bake on no.4 180 degree C for 15 minutes till lightly brown. Remove on wire rack.