Cowboy Cookie Mix

Cowboy Cookie Mix:


 * 1-1/3 Cups Quick Cooking Oats
 * 1-1/3 Cups all-purpose flour
 * 1 Teaspoon baking powder
 * 1 Teaspoon baking soda
 * 1/4 Teaspoon salt
 * 1/2 Cup Chopped pecans or walnuts
 * 1 Cup (6 Ounce) Semisweet chocolate chips
 * 1/2 Cup Packed Brown sugar
 * 1/2 Cup sugar

Additional Ingredients:
 * 1/2 Cup butter or margarine, Melted
 * 1 egg, Lightly Beaten
 * 1 Teaspoon vanilla Extract

Pour Oats Into a Wide-Mouth 1-Quart Jar or Glass ContainerWith a Tight Fitting Lid. Combine The flour, Baking Powder,baking soda And salt; Place on Top of Oats. Layer With ThePecans, chocolate chips, brown sugar And sugar, PackingEach Layer Tightly (to Pack i Use a Skinny Plastic Glass WithCellophane on It) But do Not Mix. Cover And Store in a CoolDry Place For up to 6 Months. (if There is Space Left at TheTop—There Should Not be Much—You Can Use Cellophane ToCrunch up And Put on Top. i Used The Colored Cellophane ForThe Holidays.)

To Prepare Cookies: Pour Cookie Mix Into a Large Mixing Bowl;Stir to Combine Ingredients. Beat in The butter, egg, And vanilla.Cover And Refrigerate For 30 Minutes. Roll Into 1-Inch Balls. Place
 * 2 Inches Apart on Greased Baking Sheets. Bake at 350 DegreesFor 11 to 13 Minutes or Until Set. Remove to Wire Racks to Cool.Yield: About 3-1/2 Dozen

Note: Decorate Jars With Raffia, i Punch Hole in Directions AndPut Raffia Through it And Tie to Jar or Container. Decorative JarsAnd Bottles That Many Products Are Sold in Can be Reused ForThis And Also Come in Handy in The Kitchen After It's Empty.

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