Oatmeal Lace Cookies

Step 1: In a small bowl sift the flour, baking powder and sugar together.

Step 2: Then add the remaining ingredients and mix until well blended. These are easy to mix by hand with a wooden spoon, no need to break out the mixer.

Step 3: Drop on an UNGREASED baking sheet about 4 inches apart, using a 1/2 tsp measuring spoon. These will really spread out.

Step 4: Bake in a moderate oven, 350 or 375 degrees F for 6 to 8 minutes, or until delicately browned. Let stand for a few minutes before removing from the pan. Makes about 6 dozen cookies.

Step 5: If the cookies get too cool and start to crack when you're taking them off the cookie sheets, just pop them back into the oven for a few seconds to warm them up, and they should soften enough to remove. If you're quick, and have asbestos fingers, this is the type of cookie that can be rolled around the handle of a wooden spoon into tubes, or a cone shape to make cornucopias, or draped over an upside down muffin pan to make cups.