Honey Spice Oatmeal Cookie Mix - Gift In A Jar

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

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

Recipe

• 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.