Recipes For Gifts In A Jar - Ranger Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup shortening
• 2 cups fruit-flavored crisp rice cereal
• ⅔ cup packed brown sugar
• ⅓ cup shredded or flaked coconut

Instructions:

Stir together flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until well blended. Layer the remaining ingredients in a clean, 1-quart glass canning jar in the following order: half of the cereal, flour mixture, brown sugar, remaining cereal, and coconut. Cover the jar and attach a gift tag with directions for mixing and baking.

Directions for gift tag:

Use the gift within 1 month. Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Empty the contents of the jar into a large mixing bowl. Stir in one beaten egg, 2 tablespoons of milk, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla until well combined. Drop by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in the oven for about 8-9 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Cool on a cookie sheet for 1 minute. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool. Makes 2 dozen.