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Ingredients

  • 1 12 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 34 cup all-purpose flour
  • 14 teaspoon baking soda
  • 34 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 12 cup vegetable shortening

Method

  • In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, baking soda and brown sugar; stir.
  • to blend.
  • Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles corn meal.
  • Spoon about 1/2 cup mixture into each of 8 small containers or Ziploc bags.
  • Seal bags tightly.
  • Label with date and contents.
  • Store in a cool dry place.
  • Use within 12 weeks.
  • Makes 8 packages Children's Cookie Mix.
  • Each package makes about 9 cookies.
  • To use: In a small bowl, combine 1 package cookie mix, 2 teaspoons water, 1 tablespoon raisins, and 1 tablespoon mini semi-sweet chocolate morsels.
  • Stir with a spoon until mixture holds together in one big ball.
  • Shape one teaspoon of dough at a time into a ball and arrange on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Butter the bottom of a small drinking glass.
  • Dip buttered glass bottom in sugar and flatten each ball by pressing with sugar-coated glass.
  • Bake according to manufacturer's directions in child's play oven or 10 to 12 minutes in Mom's oven (preheated to 350).
  • Remove from oven and cool on a rack.