Oatmeal Kolaches

Yield: about 12

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups biscuit mix or Biscuit Baking Mix
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 cup rolled oats, quick or regular, uncooked
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Confectioners' sugar
• 6 tablespoons thick preserves, any flavor

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet.
2. Put biscuit mix into a mixing bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in oats and sugar.
3. Combine egg, milk and vanilla extract; add to dry ingredients. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
4. Turn dough onto lightly floured board. Knead lightly several times. Roll dough 1/2 inch thick and cut out 3 inch rounds with floured cookie cutter. Place on prepared cookie sheet. Press a deep indentation in center of each round with back of floured spoon or thumb. Fill each with 1 teaspoon of preserves. More preserves may be added after baking.
5. Bake until done and lightly browned, about 10 or 12 minutes.
6. Sprinkle with sifted confectioners' sugar.