Ingredients:
* 1/4 cup soft Crisco vegetable shortening
* or
* 1/4 cup butter
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 egg
* 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
* 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3 tablespoons milk (not evaporated)
* 1 cup Quick or Old Fashioned Oats, Uncooked
* Few Drops red food coloring
* Chocolate Frosting (or Jam of choice)
Directions:
Beat together shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and peppermint extract; beat well. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Stir in oats. Add just enough red food coloring to make a pink dough. Cover and chill dough 1 hour. Roll out dough on a lightly floured board to 1/8″. Cut with 2″ floured, heart shaped cookie cutter. Place on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 375 deg 6 minutes. Remove and cool on rack.
Frost 1/2 of the cookies with chocolate frosting of choice or jam of choice.
Top with remaining cookies, sandwich style.