Oat Cookies
These are my favourite biscuit, they are easy to make and are popular with young ones as well as the not so young.
125g cooking marg
1tspn grated lemon rind
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup plain flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp bi carb soda
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup walnuts or pecan pieces

Beat together butter and sugars until creamy, add the egg and beat. Sift in the flours and the spices , salt and bi-carb and mix until combined. Stir in the rolled oats. Place on oven trays lined with baking paper in desertspoon sizes amounts (allow for spreading) and bake in a moderate 170C oven for 10 -15 mins. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the oven tray then place on cooling racks. I usually double this mix when I bake.