blue ribbon oatmeal raisin cookies
This award winning Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe is made from ingredients stored in a mason jar in food storage and has a 3 year shelf life. The recipe not only won the blue ribbon at the state fair but also won the C & H Sugar award.
yield
18 cookies
prep time
5 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For blue ribbon oatmeal raisin cookies
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1 1/2 cregular rolled oatmeal
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1 cflour
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1/2 csugar
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1/2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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1/2 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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2 Tbspdry powdered whole egg
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1 tsppowdered vanillla flavoring
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1/2 craisins
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1/2 cshortening
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1/4 cwater
How To Make blue ribbon oatmeal raisin cookies
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1Prepare the Recipe in a Jar: In the bottom of a wide mouth quart canning jar place oatmeal and flour
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2In a bowl mix sugars, powdered egg, baking soda, baking powder, salt and powdered vanilla. Stir ingredients and place in a small sandwich baggie (use a baggie without a ziplock closure). Twist the baggie tight and place baggie of ingredients into the jar.
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3Place raisins in a small sandwich baggie. Twist the baggie tight and place baggie of ingredients into the jar.
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4Clean the glass rim of the jar. Seal the jar with a FoodSaver or use an Oxygen Absorber to remove the oxygen from the jar. Place the metal lid on the jar and the metal band. For detailed instructions visit this webpage: http://homemakingdivas.com/mealinjar_intro/. Printable tags for the jars are available. http://homemakingdivas.com/oatmeal_in_jar/
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5To make the cookies: Open the jar and remove baggies. Discard the oxygen absorber. Place the baggie of the sugar mixture in a mixing bowl and add 1/2 cup shortening and 1/4 cup water. Mix until creamy. Add the flour/oatmeal ingredients and the baggie of raisins and mix. Note: If the raisins start to get a little bit hard soak them in 1/2 cup of hot water for 5-10 minutes. Drain the water off the raisins before adding them to the cookie
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6Preheat oven 350 Degrees. Drop cookie dough from spoon on cookie sheet. Bake 11-13 minutes until lightly brown on the bottom of the cookie.
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