Honey Spice Oatmeal Cookie Mix

Ingredients

Cookie Mix

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups oats (quick-cooking or old fashioned), uncooked

Ingredients Needed to Complete Cookies

• 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter softened (no substitutions)
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1 large egg

Instructions

Cookie Mix

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves and nutmeg; mix well.
2. Add oats; mix well.
3. Transfer to resealable plastic bag, an unbreakable decorative jar with lid or other airtight container.
4. Store in cool dry place.
5. Attach the instructions on a gift tag:

Honey Spice Oatmeal Cookies

To prepare cookies: 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.

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Remove one portion of dough from refrigerator. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten to 1/8 inch thickness with bottom of glass dipped in granulated sugar. Repeat with remaining dough.

Bake for 5 to 7 minutes, just until centers are set. (Cookies will feel soft. Do not over-bake.) Cool for 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack.

Cool completely.

Store tightly covered.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: National Honey Board