Oatmeal Scotchies In A Jar
Description
Family favorite for after-school snacks, this kid-pleaser makes a delicious holiday gift. Layers of oatmeal, brown sugar and butterscotch chips look as good as they taste!
Includes free printable gift tags.
Ingredients
- 1wide-mouth quart (4-cup) canning jars with lid and rings
- 3⁄4cpacked brown sugar
- 1⁄2cwhite sugar
- 3⁄4cbutterscotch baking chips
- 2crolled oats
- 1call-purpose flour
- 1tground cinnamon
- 1⁄2tground nutmeg
- 1tbaking soda
- 1⁄2tsalt
Instructions
1. In large bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt. Layer ingredients in order given in canning jars, layering flour mixture last.
[Hint for FoodSaver brand vacuum sealer owners: use the jar sealing attachment to seal jars for longer storage.]
2. Cut appropriate amount of 7-inch circles from cotton fabric. Top each jar with fabric circle, and tie with ribbon.
3. Print appropriate number of copies of free printable Oatmeal Scotchies Cookie Mix gift tag with recipe instructions. Cut gift tags apart and attach to ribbon.
Notes
Recipe Instructions (include on gift tag):
Empty mix into large mixing bowl, mix thoroughly.
Add 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened, 1 beaten egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix until completely blended.
Form 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees until edges are lightly browned, about 10-12 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Makes 3 dozen cookies.
Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Holiday Recipes | Gifts In A Jar Recipes |
Comments
downsize the measuring!
maybe convert it into halves or something..... it has a conversion chart to make life easier since the ingredients normally yeilds to 3 dozen cookies, which will never fit unless you buy a huge jar to fill! i plan on using this method instead... have to see if it works!
Question
I count 5+ cups of ingrediants. How do you fit that into a quart (4 cup)jar?
This One Gets Asked A Lot!
The secret to getting all the ingredients in the jar? Tamp, tamp, tamp!
First, the flour measure is SIFTED flour. This means that when you put the light, sifted flour into the jar, it will pack down into less space. Similarly, both the oatmeal and the brown sugar will compact after measurement if properly tamped into place.
I like to use the top of a meat tenderizer as a tamping device. It's a square, ridged hammer used for tenderizing meat, but the top surface is heavy and smooth.
Use it to tap each layer of ingredients tightly into the jar. Between sifting flour, tamping, and the half-cup or so of "head space" put into every quart jar, the recipe will fit just fine.
Just ask me--I've made this one for years and it always fits.
Cynthia
disappointed.
I just bought enough for 6 jars, including the jars, and there is no way I am getting all of that flour in at the end. I shoved everything down as far as possible. I am very disappointed.
Repeating: The Secret
Just repeating the secret to making this gift--which I've made myself and also made in bulk with young people--is to follow directions carefully.
SIFT the flour before you measure it. This step is vital: sifting creates a light, airy measure that WILL tamp down to a much smaller volume.
Similarly, tamp each layer as you add it, particularly the brown sugar and oatmeal. I find it's helpful to tap the jar on the counter to settle the oats, then tamp them once they're level.
You can do it!
Cynthia
can't use sifted - but got it all in!
I tried the recipe with sifted, and the cookies didn't set right - there wasn't enough flour (the sifted amount is much less than what it calls for). However, I tried it again, and used my husband to mash it all down - it worked! DONT sift or change the recipe, but if you mash it all (we used the end of a whisk, and a advil bottle) after each layer (not the chips!) you will get it. So I'm no longer disappointed! Thanks!
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