CANADIAN OATMEAL CRISPS

     4 oz butter               1 tsp baking powder
     8 oz brown sugar          ¼ tsp salt
     ½ tsp vanilla             ½ cup sesame seeds
     8 oz oatmeal              

Melt the butter with the sugar until bubbly. Stir in the vanilla. Mix the dry ingredients, pour the hot sugar over them, and mix. Pat into a greased 9x9 pan and bake at 400° until golden brown, about 10-12 minutes. Let cool for several minutes and cut into squares. Cool completely before removing from pan. Makes 16.

Adapted from “Encyclopedia of World Cookery” (1968). Discover more vintage recipes at the Padgett Sunday Supper Club (clubpadgett.com)!