By Kevin Williams
As the calendar turns to October, people who are organized and ahead of the game begin to think about holiday gift giving. Â Holiday gift giving among the Amish varies greatly from community to community and sect to sect, but in most middle-of-the-road to progressive churches, at least some gifts are exchanged. Â Amish moms often send gifts to their children's schoolteachers or make some baked goods for family and friends to give away. Â Here is a creative gift and it does make some sense. Â If you bake someone some cookies, but 10 other people are also doing the same thing, a person can end up with a glut of baked goodies. Â For me, that is not a problem, I'd just eat them all! Â But for some people with more sensible self-control, such a glut could result in waste (as opposed to waist!). Â That is what makes the gift of a "mix" such a great idea. Â The person can easily prepare the yumminess on their own timetable. I guess the only drawback is that the recipient has to then do the work themselves, dirty some dishes, etc, so there is a trade-off, but this is a popular gift for Amish to give. Â By the way, if you just want the cookies, simply follow the instructions below and skip the part about packing the dry mix into a jar!
OATMEAL CHIP COOKIE MIX IN A JAR
â…” cups all-purpose flour
1 /2 teaspoon baking soda
1 /2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 /4 teaspoon salt
1 /3 cup brown sugar
1 /3 cup white sugar
3 /4 cup chocolate chips
1 1 /2 cups quick oats
1 /2 cup pecans, chopped
Optional M & Ms
Preheat oven to 350. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt . Place flour mixture in a 1 quart jar. Pressing down firmly layer remaining ingredients in order given. Top with lid and decorate with fabric or ribbon if giving as a gift. Recipe to attach to the jar:
Beat 1 stick softened butter, 1 large egg, 1 /2 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl until blended. Add cookie mix, mix well breaking up any clumps. Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes. Yield 2 dozen cookies
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