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Honey Spice Oatmeal Cookie Mix - Gift in a Jar

Honey Spice Oatmeal Cookie Mix - Gift in a Jar Ingredients: wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched spices, ginger, ground spices, cinnamon, ground leavening agents, baking soda salt, table spices, cloves, ground...

Honey Spice Oatmeal Cookie Mix - Gift in a Jar

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
spices, ginger, ground
spices, cinnamon, ground
leavening agents, baking soda
salt, table
spices, cloves, ground
spices, nutmeg, ground
oats

Directions:
To make mix:.
In large bowl, combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves and nutmeg; mix well.
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.
Attach a gift tag with the following mixing and baking instructions:.
(Ingredients needed to complete Cookies):.
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, softened (no substitutions).
3/4 cup honey.
1 large egg.
In a large bowl, beat butter and honey with electric mixer until creamy.
Add egg; beat well.
Add half of cookie mix; beat well.
Add remaining cookie mix; beat well.
Divide dough into thirds; place each on a piece of plastic wrap and flatten to 1/2-inch thickness.
Wrap tightly; chill at least 4 hours.
Heat oven to 350F 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.
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.