Recipe provided by my dad, Ben Doddema.

Ingredients:

• 3 ¼ cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 ½ cup Oleo or butter
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ teaspoon almond extract

Directions:

• Mix all dry ingredients completely
• Add oleo, vanilla, and almond extract
• Work dough with hands until you can form a ball
• Roll to about ¼ inch thick on lightly floured board
• Cut into 1 ½ inch squares
• Brush tops lightly with milk and decorate with blanched almond slices
• Place on ungreased baking sheet
• Place in preheated 400 degree oven for about 8 minutes or until lightly brown

Ingredients:

• 1 C butter (not margarine) softened
• 1 C sugar
• 1 C brown sugar
• 2 C flour
• 2 C white chocolate chips
• 2 C dried cranberries
• 2 1/2 C oats
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tsp milk
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder

Directions:

• Mix butter and sugars until fluffy.
• Beat eggs in one at a time.
• Add milk and vanilla.
• Mix dry ingredients together.
• Add to wet mixture.
• Add oats, chips & cranberries.
• Drop onto greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350F for 12 minutes or until soft in middle and lightly brown edges.