Honey Spice Oatmeal Cookie Mix - Gift in a Jar

Submitted by Brenda.

"Compliments of the National Honey Board. Gift idea: Fill a pretty basket with 1 Jar of Gift Mix, Coffee Mugs, Individual packs of flavored coffee, tea, or hot chocolate mix."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 Gift Jar

ingredients

• 2 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1⁄2 cups quaker quick oats or 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats, uncooked

directions

1. To make mix:

2. In large bowl, combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves and nutmeg; mix well.
3. Add oats; mix well. Transfer to resealable plastic bag, an unbreakable decorative jar with lid or other airtight container. Store in cool dry place. A quart canning jar is most commonly used. If using a jar, cut out a square or circle of pretty fabric with pinking shears and place over jar lid, tie with a pretty ribbon or raffia.

4. Attach a gift tag with the following mixing and baking instructions:

5. (Ingredients needed to complete Cookies):

6. 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, softened (no substitutions).
7. 3/4 cup honey.
8. 1 large egg.
9. In a large bowl, beat butter and honey with electric mixer until creamy.
10. Add egg; beat well.
11. Add half of cookie mix; beat well.
12. Add remaining cookie mix; beat well.
13. Divide dough into thirds; place each on a piece of plastic wrap and flatten to 1/2-inch thickness.
14. Wrap tightly; chill at least 4 hours.
15. Heat oven to 350°F Remove one portion of dough from refrigerator. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten to 1/8-inch thickness with bottom of glass dipped in granulated sugar. Repeat with remaining dough.
16. Bake 5 to 7 minutes, just until centers are set. (Cookies will feel soft. Do not overbake.) Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.

Reviews

[jessyabr]

Go to: http://spicemadam.com/ for more info on cooking with spices

 

[littlemafia]

This was perfect for the basket I'm preparing for my friend's upcoming birthday. Made for ZWT6.

 

[Shirl J 831]

Another PAC 07 choice. I made this today and used my wide mouth mason jar. I will be giving this to a friend for a gift. Smells heavenly !!!