Gretchen's Swedish Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Posted for ZWT6: Scandinavian Region (Sweden): Found on Gretchencooks website. These sound like something my family would really enjoy.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 18
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 16  tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 1  egg
• 1 3⁄4 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 3  tablespoons  cocoa
• 1 1⁄4 cups old fashioned oats
•  decorative sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat slightly to combine.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and cocoa. Add to batter gradually. Then stir in the oatmeal.
4. Roll cookie dough into balls and then place on baking sheet.
5. Using a buttered glass dipped into decorative sugars, press lightly to spread into more of a cookie shape. (These cookies spread while baking, so be sure not to crowd the tray.).
6. Bake in the middle of the oven for 8-10 minutes.