Homemade
Oatmeal Cookie Mix
- Cookie Mix:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour*
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon soda
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable shortening
1 (18-ounce) tube (6 cups) Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned,
uncooked)
Oatmeal Cookies:
3 1/3 cups Homemade Oatmeal Cookie Mix**
1 large egg
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For Cookie Mix: In very
large bowl or 6-quart Dutch oven, stir together flour, salt and
soda. Add sugars, mixing well. Cut in shortening with pastry
blender or two knives until well blended. Stir in oats. Store
in tightly covered container in refrigerator or cool dry place
up to 3 months.
- For Cookies: Heat oven
to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet.
- In medium bowl, combine
all ingredients. Mix with spoon or fork about 1 minute to form
a stiff dough.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls
onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake about 15 minutes or until light
golden brown.
- Cool 1 minute on cookie
sheet; remove to wire cooling rack.
Makes about 3 dozen.
Cookie Variations:
- For Raisin-Spice Cookies: Add 1/2 cup raisins, 1/2 teaspoon
ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon
ground cloves.
- For Oatmeal Chippers: Add 1/2 cup NESTLÉ®
TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels.
- For Cranberry-Nut Cookies: Add 1/4 cup dried cranberries
and 1/4 cup chopped nuts.
- For Confetti Cookies: Add 1/2 cup candy-coated chocolate
pieces.
*If using old-fashioned
oats, increase flour to 3 cups.
**If Homemade Oatmeal Cookie
Mix is prepared with old fashioned oats, increase amount of mix
used to 3 1/2 cups.
Nutritional Information:
1 cookie: Calories 60, Calories From Fat 20, Total Fat 2.5g,
Saturated Fat 0.5g, Cholesterol 5mg, Sodium 45mg, Total Carbohydrates
8g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Protein less than 1g.
Recipe provided courtesy
of The Quaker Oat Company.
