Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Oatmeal Cookies in a Jar

These looked amazing in a Christmas gift basket.

1 cup of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup raisins

1. Mix together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Add to the bottom of the jar.
2. Layer brown sugar, white sugar, rolled oats, and raisins in the jar.
3. Attach a tag with the following instructions:
Oatmeal Raisin Spice Cookies
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. 2. Empty jar contents into a large mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly. 3. Mix in 3/4 cup softened butter or margarine. Stir in one slightly beaten egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Mix until completely blended. Shape into walnut sized balls and place on parchment lined cookie sheets 2 in. apart. 4. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to wire racks to finish cooling.

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