Cookie Pops

Name: Cookie Pops
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine or butter, softened; 3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup flour; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats; 2-3/4 cups letter-shaped whole grain oat with corn and wheat cereal, divided; 1 cup raisins or dried cranberries; 16 wooden pop sticks

10 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine or butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
2-3/4 cups letter-shaped whole grain oat with corn and wheat cereal, divided
1 cup raisins or dried cranberries
16 wooden pop sticks

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F.
2

Beat margarine and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
3

Add eggs; beat just until blended.
4

Combine flour, baking soda and cinnamon; add to margarine mixture.
5

Beat on low speed until well blended.
6

Stir in oats, 2 cups of the cereal and the raisins.
7

Drop 1/4 cupful of dough onto greased baking sheet; flatten slightly to form 3-inch circle.
8

Repeat with remaining dough to form 16 cookies.
9

Press remaining 3/4 cup cereal gently into tops of dough rounds.
10

Bake 12 min.
11

or until golden brown.
12

Remove to wire racks.
13

Immediately insert pop stick in 1 side of each warm cookie to resemble lollipop.
14

Cool completely.
15

Store in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 4 days.