Aggression Cookies

When I was a teenager, my sisters and I came upon a special recipe for very buttery oatmeal cookies. We thought it was hilariously funny that they were called aggression cookies, presumably because the dough is mixed together with your hands and you thereby release all of your pent-up aggression. Not sure why I found that so amusing. What can I say, it was a more innocent time of life. This recipe is drawn from my sister Sylvia's memory, which is better than mine.

Ingredients:

• 1 & 1/2 cups of softened butter

• 1 & 1/2 cups of sugar (half white sugar and half brown)

• 1 & 1/2 cups of flour

• 3 cups of oatmeal, or more if the dough is too sticky 

Cookies in progress....first as balls, then as flattened discs

Methods:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Cover your baking sheets with parchment paper.  Dump the cookie ingredients together in a large bowl and get mixing with your hands. Feel the tension flow from your shoulders into the bowl. Hopefully, you won't get all tense again when you realize what a mess you've created. Anyway, roll walnut-sized cookies and space them a couple of inches apart on your baking sheets. Using the dampened bottom of a glass dipped in sugar, flatten each cookie somewhat. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking racks. These buttery cookies are delicate, so handle them carefully after baking.