Oatmeal Cookie Mix In a Jar recipe

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Ingredients

6 cups rolled oats
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 pound shortening
2 cups raisins
1 ½ cups shredded coconut
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans

Nutrition Info

113.9 calories
carbohydrate: 14.8 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 5.9 g
fiber: 1 g
protein: 1.3 g
saturatedFat: 2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 48.3 mg
sugar: 7.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a large bowl combine oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. With a pastry blender cut in shortening until crumbly. Stir in raisins, coconut, chocolate chips and pecans.

  2. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 10 weeks.

  3. Attach a tag that reads: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet, or line with parchment paper. Measure 4 cups of the mix into a large bowl. Whisk together 1 egg, 2 tablespoons milk and 2 teaspoons vanilla, stir into the mix. Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Flatten with a fork dipped in sugar. Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 18 minutes, or until golden. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe Yield

10 dozen

Recipe Note

Baking with this mix is all fun and no fuss. Give it in a big jar, with the recipe, baking sheets, parchment paper, a metal rack and oven mitts as a special gift, at Christmas, Easter, housewarming or any time. Especially effective when young students are just moving away from home for the first time.

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