OATMEAL COOKIE MIX IN A JAR

Give friends or family the gift of homemade cookies that they bake themselves. This mix includes all the dry ingredients needed to make nutty chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. Layer the ingredients in a jar and write out a tag with instructions on how to add in the wet ingredients and bake.

Yield: Makes 1 quart jar. Makes 3 dozen cookies.

OATMEAL COOKIE MIX IN A JAR

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup packed golden brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg, optional
  • 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned or quick-cooking rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

  1. Combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl. Spoon flour mixture into a 1 quart jar. Layer oats, chocolate chips and walnuts over flour mixture. Cover jar; label with instructions for baking. Store in a cool dry place for up to 1 month.
Nutritional analysis per cookie:

 

89 calories, 5.1 g fat, 1.5 g protein, 10.5 g carbohydrate, 0.7 g fibre, 57 mg sodium

Tip: Gift Tag Baking Instructions: Preheat oven to 375°F. Using medium speed of an electric mixer, beat together 1/2 cup softened butter, 1 egg and 1 tsp vanilla until blended. Stir in cookie mix until combined. Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto greased cookie sheets. Bake until cookies are light golden around edges, about 8 - 10 minutes. Let cookies stand for 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Remove from cookie sheets and cool on racks. May be frozen for up to 2 months.