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Show I Make Your Own Oatmeal Cookie Mix Mix cookies just once and then bake 4 kinds at four different time-.! Sounds too Rood to be true, but such baking ease is yours with a canister of homemade Oatmeal Cookie Mix on your pantry shelf. OATMEAL COOKIE MIX Moke 8 dox.n cookies 3 cups sifted enrkhed flour 2V4 cups sugar 1 teaspoon soda ' cup shortening 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 cups Mother's Oats (qukk or old 2 teaspoons solt fashioned, uncooked) Sift flour, soda, baking powder, salt and sugar together three times. Cut shortening into sifted dry ingredients until mixture resembles com meal. Add rolled oats and mix well. Store in a covered container at room temperature. To moke 2 dozen cookies 2 cups Oatmeal Cookie Mix 1 tablespoon milk 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla Add egg, milk and vanilla to Mix. Beat until well blended. Drop from a teaspoon onto greased baking sheet. Bake in moderate oven (375'F.; 12 to 15 minutes. Variations 1. Add Vi cup chopped nutmeats, raisins, coconut or chocolate chips to prepared batter. Bake as directed above. 2. Add 1 teaspoon cinnamon and M teaspoon nutmeg to dry Mix; blend well. Omit vanilla. Add egg and milk; mix and bake as directed above. |