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Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies in a Jar, Gift Kit

Makes 1 jar of mix

• 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (not instant)
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup white-chocolate chips

 

To assemble jar: Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl. Spoon mixture into bottom of wide-mouth, 1-quart jar. Gently tap jar to even out flour.

Spoon oats into jar and tap to even out. Spoon in cranberries and press with back of spoon to compact mixture. Spoon in brown sugar, then granulated sugar and, finally, white-chocolate chips. Seal tightly.

Gift-tag instructions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Pour the contents of jar into a large bowl and the stir to combine. Stir in 1 stick melted unsalted butter, 1 large egg and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets, 3 inches apart. Bake until edges of cookies are golden and tops are set, 11 to 13 minutes. Cool the cookies on wire racks.

Note: Jar ingredients will keep for several weeks in a cool, dry pantry.

(From “ Mom's Big Book of Cookies ” by Lauren Chattman, Harvard Common Press.)

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