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10 tablespoons softened sweet butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg, — lightly beaten

1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest

1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract

3 cups rolled oatmeal — (not instant)

Lightly butter a cookie sheet. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

Beat together the butter, sugar, egg, orange zest and almond extract. With= =7F your fingers press the oatmeal into the butter until the dough just holds together. Form the dough into tiny balls and with the tines of a fork press them down. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

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