In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, baking soda and brown sugar. Stir to Blend. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles corn meal. Spoon about 1/2 cup mixture into each of 8 small containers or ziplock bags. Seal bags tightly. Label with date and contents. Store in a cool dry place. Use within 12 weeks. Makes 8 packages Childrens Cookie Mix. Each package makes 9 cookies. To use: RAISIN CHIP COOKIES 1 package Childrens cookie mix 2 teaspoons water 1 tablespoon raisins 1 tablespoon mini semi-sweet chocolate morsels sugar Preheat Moms oven to 350F. If using a childs play oven follow manufacturers directions for baking cookies. In a small bowl, combine Childrens Cookie Mix, water, raisins, and chocolate morsels. Stir with a spoon until mixture holds together in one big ball. Shape one teaspoon of dough at a time into a ball. Arrange on ungreased cookie sheet. Butter bottom of a small drinking glass. Dip buttered glass bottom in sugar. Flatten each ball by pressing with sugar coated glass. Bake 10 to 12 minutes in moms oven or as directed in childs play oven. Remove from oven. Cool on a rack. Each package of mix makes about 9 cookies. Recipe by: More Make-A-Mix Cookery by Eliason, Harward, and Westover Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #980 by Dianne Larson Ward on Jan 03, 1998