{"id":2968,"date":"2000-12-05T11:11:46","date_gmt":"2000-12-05T11:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/katfood\/oatmeal-cookie-mix-for-gift-jars\/"},"modified":"2000-12-05T11:11:46","modified_gmt":"2000-12-05T11:11:46","slug":"oatmeal-cookie-mix-for-gift-jars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/katfood\/oatmeal-cookie-mix-for-gift-jars\/","title":{"rendered":"Oatmeal Cookie Mix for Gift Jars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"asset-body\">\n<p>2 3\/4 cups all-purpose flour <br \/>\n2 teaspoons salt <br \/>\n1 teaspoon baking soda <br \/>\n2 cups firmly packed brown sugar <br \/>\n1 cup granulated sugar <br \/>\n2 cups solid vegetable shortening <br \/>\n1 (18-ounce) container (6 cups) oats (quick or old-fashioned, uncooked) <br \/>\n4 (1-quart) clear jars with lids <br \/>\n4 cups Add-Ins (see below)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"asset-more\" id=\"more\">\n<p>Makes 4 quart jars, each of which will make 3 dozen cookies To make the cookie mix: Stir together flour, salt and baking soda in a very large bowl. Add sugars and mix well. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture is crumbly. Stir in oats. To assemble the gift jars: In a 1-quart clear jar with lid, layer 1 1\/3 cups cookie mix, 1\/2 cup Add-Ins (see below), 1 cup cookie mix, 1\/2 cup Add-Ins, 1 cup cookie mix. Place lid on jar and seal tightly. Repeat using remaining mix and add-Ins to fill 3 more jars. Decorate and add gift tags with preparation instructions (see below). Add-Ins: Each of these variations makes enough Add-Ins for 1 jar. Confetti Cookies: 1 cup candy-coated chocolate pieces, divided. Cherry-Berry Cookies: 1\/2 cup dried cherries, 1\/2 cup dried cranberries. Nutty Chocolate Chippers: 1\/2 cup chocolate chips, 1\/2 cup chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds. Peanut Chocolate Cookies: 1 cup peanut butter-flavor chips, divided<br \/>\n 1\/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (add to top of jar). Double Chocolate Cookies: 1 cup white or dark chocolate chips, divided<br \/>\n 1\/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (add to top of jar). &#8212; From: Quaker Oats Preparation instructions (don&#8217;t forget to include this with your gift jar): Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray cookies sheets with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine 1 large egg, 1\/4 cup water ( 1\/2 cup water for Double Chocolate Cookies or Peanut Chocolate Cookies) and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well. Add entire contents of 1 jar of Oatmeal Cookie Mix. Stir with fork until all dry ingredients are moistened and a stiff dough forms. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets<br \/>\n remove to wire cooling racks. Cool completely. Makes 3 dozen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 3\/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 2 cups solid vegetable shortening 1 (18-ounce) container (6 cups) oats (quick or old-fashioned, uncooked) 4 (1-quart) clear jars with lids 4 cups Add-Ins (see below)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cookies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/katfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/katfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/katfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/katfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/katfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/katfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2968\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/katfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/katfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/katfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}