1

Place oatmeal and sugar into a large bowl. Sift flour, soda and salt into the bowl too. Blend dry ingredients.

2

Add butter and water and mix together well.

3

Form dough mixture into 1" diameter log. Wrap in plastic or foil. Chill thoroughly (overnight is best).

4

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

5

When ready to bake, slice chilled log thinly. You will need a sharp knife, and you may want to warm your knife with hot water for easier cutting.

6

Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet at least 2" apart (cookies spread considerably). Use parchment paper if you have it.

7

Bake 7-11 minutes until crisp and golden brown.

8

Cut open a brown paper grocery bag and lay out on your counter turned inside out.

9

Cool cookies slightly, then place them on the paper bag. The paper will absorb the extra butter and make cookies perfectly crisp!