2 cups sugar
½ cup cocoa
1 stick margarine
½ cup milk
½ tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla
½ cup peanut butter
3cups oatmeal
Cook in saucepan until well blended, sugar, cocoa, margarine milk and salt.
Remove from heat.
Add vanilla, peanut butter, and oatmeal.
Mix well and drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper.
Cool.
Makes about 6 dozen cookies.
Although this is a recipe for a gift mix, I make it for home so the kids and I can enjoy impromptu baking days.
Gift Mix:
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. ground ginger
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1-1/2 cups Quaker oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked).
To make mix:
In large bowl, combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking
soda, salt, cloves and nutmeg; mix well.
Add oats; mix well.
Transfer to zip lock plastic bag, an unbreakable decorative jar with lid or other airtight container.
Store in cool dry place.
Ingredients Needed to Complete Cookies:
I print this section off on the computer and tie it to the container of mix, especially if it's a gift.
1/2 pound (2 sticks) softened butter (no substitutions)
3/4-cup honey
1 large egg
To prepare cookies:
1. 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.
2. Heat oven to 350°F. Remove one portion of dough from refrigerator. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on un-greased cookie sheets. Flatten
to 1/8-inch thickness with bottom of glass dipped in granulated sugar. Repeat with remaining dough.
3. Bake 5 to 7 minutes, just until centers are set. (Cookies will feel soft. Do not over bake). Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.
Store tightly covered.
Cookie Variations:
DECORATED COOKIES -- Decorate cooled cookies with melted dark or white chocolate, ready-to-spread frosting, decorator frosting in tubes, assorted small candies
or candy sprinkles.
THUMBPRINT COOKIES -- Use thumb to make a deep indentation in center of each cookie dough ball. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until very light golden brown.
Remove cookies from oven; press small dark or white chocolate candy into indentation or fill with 1/2-teaspoon preserves. Cool and store as directed.
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