Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2012

These cookies are delicious! I made these as wedding favors and alternated purple M&M's and choc chips. They came out beautifully and we have received so many complients on how great this cookie tastes! The amount of oatmeal is not too great, so it is more of an oatmeal/choc chip cookie rather than a traditional oatmeal. We will be making these every year as a special memory to our special day!

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HeatherWalsh

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2012

This recipe turned out great! We had to pack it really tight and didn't include the walnuts. We used an ice cream scoop to get the ingredients all in but the did in fact fit. When we mixed up the cookies to bake them we thought they looked a bit dry so we added a heaping scoop of peanut butter. They were delicious! We will be doing these again.

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Catherine

Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2011

We add just under 1 tsp of cinnamon to give it a wonderful scent and a bit more of a holiday feel. Added a note to teachers that said, "Thanks for making me one smart cookie!" Love these.

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mhodges

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2011

yum! Thanks for sharing!

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TINK75

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Warren, Michigan, USA

Living In: Maumee, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2010

I read the reviews that said to start with the flour and so on, but even after packing and packing, I still was not able to fit 1/2 cup of the flour in my quart jar, let alone the raisins that I was going to sub for the chocolate chips. I was pretty disappointed and would have really liked to give this a higher review, but I just can't. Thank you for submitting this recipe, but I'll just continue on my quest.

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witchywoman

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Forks, Washington, USA

Living In: Longview, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2010

In preparation for potentially giving cookie jars as gifts, I made these cookies last night. They taste fine, and the dough is amazing; but the cookies spread more than I like (personal preference). Also my eggs and butter didn't combine very well. That's probably because cookie recipes ordinarily add the sugar to the butter before the eggs. However, I got rave reviews at work, and I think the recipe is a keeper. If I give them as gifts, though, I might write 1/2 to 3/4 c. butter on the recipe. P.S. I added about 1 t. cinnamon and used raisins instead of chocolate chips. :) EDIT 12-14-10 I made these jars for my co-workers and everyone said they were cute! I reversed the order of the oats and the flour. As others have said, packing as hard as possible is necessary. I was amazed how much I condensed the sugar and the flour when I packed them in. This was my first time making anything in a jar, and I will probably do it again because this was so easy!

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Anne

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2010

It came out more like a chocolate chip cookie texture , I was expecting more traditional oatmeal cookie that isofter and brown. It was also a little too sweet for me, maybe if I just use the brown sugar only it will turn out better. Still this is a great idea for presents.

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eetgesond

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2010

This recipe fit in the jars great, and looked wonderful. Then I decided to make up a batch of the cookies. I was SO embarrassed how they baked up. Flat and not appealing!

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Amanda

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2009

I was only able to get 3/4 c of chocolate chips in, as I added those last. I didn't care to add any nuts but had I wanted to, they would not have fit. If you decide you do want to add nuts to yours, get a jar a little bigger than 32 oz (1 quart). Overall, I think this is an excellent idea and very affordable. I wanted to do something for the girls at the office on a tight budget and this was it. It was also a HUGE hit! One of the reviews said they added a wooden spoon... I will be doing this next year for sure. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful idea!

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Mom_of_2

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2009

I made these today for a "come to my house and buy something party" I'm hosting tomorrow. I had this recipe printed out a few weeks in advance and shopped for the all ingrediants and was all set. It said quart size jar... Needless to say I packed and pressed and tapped and tried just about everything to make thes fit in the jar. I even put heavy plastic on my potato masher and used that to pack each layer seperately. No luck. I am sending them home with my guests reguardless, but I am very sad they didn't turn out like the picture.

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