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Serves: 36
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Yield: 3 dozen cookies
These little "gems" are a great way to use up all those leftover Easter jelly beans!
JAR INGREDIENTS
_ cups quick-cooking oatmeal
_ cup brown sugar
_ cup sugar
___ cup jelly beans in assorted colors
_ 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS
___ cup creamy peanut butter
_ eggs
GIFT TAG for _Jelly Bean Gems ..........Click the Edit tab and select this entry to open the tag.
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Place all of the jar ingredients in a medium-sized bowl, and stir until well combined. Set aside.
3. Place the peanut butter and eggs in a large bowl, and cream with an electric mixer set on low speed or with a fork.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the peanut butter mixture, and mix with a spoon until well combined.
5. Drop the dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading.
6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until light brown in color. Allow to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Then transfer to wire racks and cool completely.
7. Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
CREATING THE JAR
1. Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar.
2. Layer the ingredients in the jar as shown below, pressing firmly with a flat-bottomed object, such as a tart tamper or the bottom of a narrow glass, after each addition. Make the layers as level as possible.
TOP of the jar
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup jelly beans
2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
BOTTOM of the jar
3. Secure the lid, and decorate as desired (see The Basics: 06-Creating the Jars; DECORATING THE JAR). Attach the instructions for making the cookies found in the Gift Jar Tags chapter.
From "The Mason Jar Cookie Cookbook." Copyright 2002 by Lonnette Parks. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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