Cookie Mix in a jar is another easy gift to make. You put the dry ingredients in a quart size canning jar with instructions for adding the wet ingredients and how to bake.
Let’s explain with this recipe.
No-Bake Chocolate Cookies
This recipe contains no peanut butter.
3 cups quick cooking oats. *put into canning jar and press down to compact and make it level
1/4 cup cocoa powder *pour over oatmeal, pressing down
1 cup coconut *pour over cocoa powder
…press 1/2 teaspoon salt *sprinkle over coconut
Close jar
. Cut a piece of fabric or brown paper 7″ round. Lay over top of closed lid. Secure around lid with a rubber band.
Print a pretty card with these directions: 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 stick butter Combine sugar, milk and butter in saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir frequently. Boil over medium heat for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Add ingredients from jar and mix well. Working quickly, drop by heaping tablespoons onto wax paper . Cool.
Punch a hole in the card, cut a piece of 10″ ribbon or twine and tie the card around the neck of the jar.
M & M Cookie Mix in a Jar
1 1/4 c sugar
1 1/4 c M & M’s
2 c flour
1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
Add baking powder and soda to flour. Mix.
Layer into jar in order. (sugar, M & M’s, flour)
Press down after each layer. Continue as above, cap the jar and write the instructions:
Cookie Mixes in a Jar. Empty contents of jar into large bowl Using hands, stir around to blend ingredients. Add 1 stick of butter, 1 beaten egg and 1 t vanilla. Using your hands, mix until blended. Roll dough into balls the size of walnuts. Place 2″ apart on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 375 degrees 12-14 minutes, or untill edges are slightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then move to wire racks.
* Use red and green M & M s for Christmas or pink for girls or Valentine’s Day. *
There are sites on the internet that will let you download labels for free.
* Better Homes and Gardens makes canning jars that come with a red and white gingham cap. If you used one of these jars, you could tie a red checked ribbon around the cap and find a red checked card for the recipe. I found the jars at Walmart. *
Use your favorite recipe, layering in the dry ingredients. Write the remainder of the recipe for the wet ingredients, instructions and how to bake.
Let’s explain with this recipe.
No-Bake Chocolate Cookies
This recipe contains no peanut butter.
3 cups quick cooking oats. *put into canning jar and press down to compact and make it level
1/4 cup cocoa powder *pour over oatmeal, pressing down
1 cup coconut *pour over cocoa powder
…press 1/2 teaspoon salt *sprinkle over coconut
Close jar
. Cut a piece of fabric or brown paper 7″ round. Lay over top of closed lid. Secure around lid with a rubber band.
Print a pretty card with these directions: 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 stick butter Combine sugar, milk and butter in saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir frequently. Boil over medium heat for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Add ingredients from jar and mix well. Working quickly, drop by heaping tablespoons onto wax paper . Cool.
Punch a hole in the card, cut a piece of 10″ ribbon or twine and tie the card around the neck of the jar.
M & M Cookie Mix in a Jar
1 1/4 c sugar
1 1/4 c M & M’s
2 c flour
1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
Add baking powder and soda to flour. Mix.
Layer into jar in order. (sugar, M & M’s, flour)
Press down after each layer. Continue as above, cap the jar and write the instructions:
Cookie Mixes in a Jar. Empty contents of jar into large bowl Using hands, stir around to blend ingredients. Add 1 stick of butter, 1 beaten egg and 1 t vanilla. Using your hands, mix until blended. Roll dough into balls the size of walnuts. Place 2″ apart on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 375 degrees 12-14 minutes, or untill edges are slightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then move to wire racks.
* Use red and green M & M s for Christmas or pink for girls or Valentine’s Day. *
There are sites on the internet that will let you download labels for free.
* Better Homes and Gardens makes canning jars that come with a red and white gingham cap. If you used one of these jars, you could tie a red checked ribbon around the cap and find a red checked card for the recipe. I found the jars at Walmart. *
Use your favorite recipe, layering in the dry ingredients. Write the remainder of the recipe for the wet ingredients, instructions and how to bake.
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