Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine or butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
  • 2-3/4 cups letter-shaped whole grain oat with corn and wheat cereal, divided
  • 1 cup raisins or dried cranberries
  • 16 wooden pop sticks

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Beat margarine and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs; beat just until blended.
  • Combine flour, baking soda and cinnamon; add to margarine mixture.
  • Beat on low speed until well blended.
  • Stir in oats, 2 cups of the cereal and the raisins.
  • Drop 1/4 cupful of dough onto greased baking sheet; flatten slightly to form 3-inch circle.
  • Repeat with remaining dough to form 16 cookies.
  • Press remaining 3/4 cup cereal gently into tops of dough rounds.
  • Bake 12 min.
  • or until golden brown.
  • Remove to wire racks.
  • Immediately insert pop stick in 1 side of each warm cookie to resemble lollipop.
  • Cool completely.
  • Store in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 4 days.