Ingredients

　　

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Step 1

In baking, 1 cup all-purpose flour can replace 1 1/3 cups oats. If you have any cereal flakes, consider substituting those. Cornflake-raisin cookies are not bad at all, as long as you don’t apologize while serving them.

　　

Step 2

If you have old-fashioned oats but need quick-cooking oats, process them briefly in a food processor or blender, just until they’re coarsely chopped.

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