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Chocolate Chip
2 1/2 cups all purpose unbleached flour
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions:
1. Combine flour and baking soda - stir well. Place flour mixture in a clean mason jar. Pack
down tight so everything will fit in the jar. (Use a spoon or a mallet.) Add white sugar and
pack down, then add brown sugar and pack down. Finally, add chocolate chips.
2. Put the lid on the jar and tie a ribbon around the lid. You can add a personalized label,
if you wish. As an added touch, tie a wooden spoon to the lid with a piece of ribbon.
3. Print out the following instructions on a gift card and tape the card to the jar:
Whip 1 cup of butter until light and fluffy. Add 2 eggs and 1 tsp. vanilla and beat until mixed.
Stir in the ingredients from this jar until well combined. Drop 1 Tbsps of dough on a greased
cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes at 350 degrees F. Share with a friend.
Oatmeal Raisin
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cup raisins
1 1/4 cup oats
Instructions:
1. Combine flour, salt and baking soda - stir well. Place flour mixture in a clean mason jar.
Pack down tight so everything will fit in the jar. (Use a spoon or a mallet.) Add other
ingredients, one item at a time, packing each layer down.
2. Put the lid on the jar and tie a ribbon around the lid. You can add a personalized label,
if you wish. As an added touch, tie a wooden spoon to the lid with a piece of ribbon.
3. Print out the following instructions on a gift card and tape the card to the jar:
Whip 1/2 cup of butter until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg and 1 tsp. vanilla and beat
until mixed. Stir in the ingredients from this jar until well combined. Drop 1 Tbsps of dough
on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Share with a friend.
Applesauce Cookies
1 cup brown sugar
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup raisins
3/4 cup chopped nuts
Instructions:
1. Combine flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda - stir well. Place flour mixture in a clean
mason jar. Pack down tight so everything will fit in the jar. (Use a spoon or a mallet.) Add
other ingredients, one item at a time, packing each layer down.
2. Put the lid on the jar and tie a ribbon around the lid. You can add a personalized label,
if you wish. As an added touch, tie a wooden spoon to the lid with a piece of ribbon.
3. Print out the following instructions on a gift card and tape the card to the jar:
Whip 3/4 cup of butter or shortening until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg and 1/2 cup applesauce
and beat until mixed. Stir in the ingredients from this jar until well combined. Drop teaspoons
of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 - 12 minutes at 350 degrees F. Share with a
friend.
Chocolate Cookies
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions:
1. Combine flour, salt, and baking soda - stir well. Place flour mixture in a clean mason jar.
Pack down tight so everything will fit in the jar. (Use a spoon or a mallet.) Add other
ingredients, one item at a time, packing each layer down.
2. Put the lid on the jar and tie a ribbon around the lid. You can add a personalized label,
if you wish. As an added touch, tie a wooden spoon to the lid with a piece of ribbon.
3. Print out the following instructions on a gift card and tape the card to the jar:
Whip 1 1/4 cup of butter or shortening until light and fluffy. Add 2 eggs and 1 tsp.
vanilla and beat until mixed. Stir in the ingredients from this jar until well combined. Drop
teaspoons of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes at 350 degrees F. Share with
a friend.
Cornflake Cookies
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups coconut
1 1/2 cups corn flake cereal
Instructions:
1. Place sugar and salt in a clean mason jar. Pack down tight so everything will fit in the jar. (Use a spoon or a mallet.) Add other ingredients, one item at a time, packing each layer down (put cornflakes in last and don't crunch them down!).
2. Put the lid on the jar and tie a ribbon around the lid. You can add a personalized label,
if you wish. As an added touch, tie a wooden spoon to the lid with a piece of ribbon.
3. Print out the following instructions on a gift card and tape the card to the jar:
Whip 3 egg whites until stiff. Add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Stir in the ingredients
from this jar until well combined. Drop teaspoons of dough on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes at 325 degrees F. Share with a friend.
Spicy Ginger Cookies
4 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup molasses
1 1/4 cups sugar
Instructions:
1. Combine flour, spices, salt, and baking soda - stir well. Place flour mixture in a clean
mason jar. Pack down tight so everything will fit in the jar. (Use a spoon or a mallet.) Add
other ingredients, one item at a time, packing each layer down.
2. Put the lid on the jar and tie a ribbon around the lid. You can add a personalized label,
if you wish. As an added touch, tie a wooden spoon to the lid with a piece of ribbon.
3. Print out the following instructions on a gift card and tape the card to the jar:
Whip 1 cup of butter or shortening until light and fluffy. Add 1/2 cup molasses. Add 2 eggs
and 1 tsp. vanilla and beat until mixed. Stir in the ingredients from this jar until well
combined. Drop teaspoons of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 - 14 minutes at
350 degrees F. Share with a friend.
Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup peanut butter chips or chopped peanuts
Instructions:
1. Combine flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda - stir well. Place flour mixture in a
clean mason jar. Pack down tight so everything will fit in the jar. (Use a spoon or a mallet.)
Add other ingredients, one item at a time, packing each layer down.
2. Put the lid on the jar and tie a ribbon around the lid. You can add a personalized label,
if you wish. As an added touch, tie a wooden spoon to the lid with a piece of ribbon.
3. Print out the following instructions on a gift card and tape the card to the jar:
Whip 1 cup of butter or shortening with 1 cup of peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add 2
eggs and 1 tsp. vanilla and beat until mixed. Stir in the ingredients from this jar until well
combined. Drop teaspoons of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 - 14 minutes at 350
degrees F. Share with a friend.
Orange Cookies
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 Tbsp. dried grated orange rind
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 teaspoons baking powder
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions:
1. Combine flour, baking powder and orange rind - stir well. Place flour mixture in a clean
mason jar. Pack down tight so everything will fit in the jar. (Use a spoon or a mallet.) Add
other ingredients, one item at a time, packing each layer down.
2. Put the lid on the jar and tie a ribbon around the lid. You can add a personalized label,
if you wish. As an added touch, tie a wooden spoon to the lid with a piece of ribbon.
3. Print out the following instructions on a gift card and tape the card to the jar:
Whip 1 cup of butter or shortening until light and fluffy. Add 2 eggs, 1/2 cup sour cream and
1 tsp. vanilla and beat until mixed. Stir in the ingredients from this jar until well combined.
Drop teaspoons of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes at 350 degrees F. You
can ice these with a thin icing made of 1 cup icing sugar and enough orange juice to make the
icing spreadable.
Sugar Cookies
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1/4 cup colored decorating sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions:
1. Combine flour, salt and baking powder - stir well. Place flour mixture in a clean mason jar.
Pack down tight so everything will fit in the jar. (Use a spoon or a mallet.) Stir sugar and
colored sugar together, add to the jar.
2. Put the lid on the jar and tie a ribbon around the lid. You can add a personalized label,
if you wish. As an added touch, tie a wooden spoon to the lid with a piece of ribbon.
3. Print out the following instructions on a gift card and tape the card to the jar:
Whip 2/3 cup of butter or shortening until light and fluffy. Add 2 eggs, 2 Tbsp. milk and
1 tsp. vanilla and beat until mixed. Stir in the ingredients from this jar until well combined.
Roll into small balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Flatten each ball slightly with a
fork or the bottom of a glass. Bake for 8 minutes at 350 degrees F. Share with a friend.
Snickerdoodles
Ingredients
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 1/2 cups white sugar
Directions
1 In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt baking soda, cream of tartar, and sugar. Stir
with a whisk, then place into a canning jar.
2. Print out the following instructions on a gift card and tape the card to the jar:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large bowl, cream 1 cup of
butter and 2 eggs. Add the snickerdoodle mix and stir until a dough forms. In a small bowl,
combine 1/2 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls, roll
the balls in the cinnamon-sugar mixture, and place 2 inches apart on an unprepared cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies should be light brown. Cool on wire
racks after removing from the oven.
ORANGE SLICE COOKIES
Ingredients:
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups orange slice candies, quartered (10 ounce package)
Directions:
1 Mix together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
2 Layer ingredients in order given in a quart sized "wide mouth" canning jar. Press each
layer firmly in place. Add the orange candies last. It will be a tight fit.
3 Attach these directions to jar:
Orange Slice Cookies
1. Remove orange slice candy from jar. Set aside.
2 Empty remaining cookie mix into large mixing bowl. Use your hands to thoroughly blend mix.
3. ADD: 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened at room temperature. DO NOT USE DIET MARGARINE.
Add 1 egg slightly beaten and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
4. Mix until competely blended. You may need to finish mixing with your hands.
5. Mix in orange slice candy.
6. Shape into large sized balls.place 2 inches apart on sprayed baking sheets.
7. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 12 to 14 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to racks to finish cooling. Makes 2 1/2 dozen
cookies. Makes 2 1/2 dozen
DREAMSICLE
Ingredients
1/2 cup orange-flavored drink mix (e.g. Tang)
3/4 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups vanilla baking chips
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Directions
1 Combine the flour with the baking soda and baking powder.
2 Starting with the Tang, then sugar, vanilla chips and ending with the flour mixture. Layer
the ingredients in a clean glass wide mouth quart sized jar. Press each layer firmly in place
before adding the next ingredient.
3 Attach a recipe card with the following instructions to the jar.
Dreamsicle Cookies
Yield 2 1/2 dozen
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Empty contents into a large mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup softened butter, 1 egg slightly beaten
and teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix until completely blended.
3. Roll heaping tablespoonfuls into balls. Place 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking
sheet.
4. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 12 to 14 minutes or until tops are very lightly
browned. Cool for 5 minutes on the sheet then remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
Makes 30 cookies
BROWNIES
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups white sugar
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Directions
1 Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
2 Layer ingredients in a 1 quart "wide mouth" canning jar. Press each layer firmly in place
before adding the flour mixture. NOTE: Be sure to wipe out the inside of the jar with a dry
paper towel after adding the cocoa powder.
3 Instructions to attach to jar:
Brownie Mix in a Jar II
1. Empty jar of brownie mix into a large mixing bowl. Use your hands to thoroughly blend mix.
2. Add 3/4 cup butter or margarine melted. DO NOT USE DIET MARGARINE. Add 4 eggs, slightly
beaten.
3. Mix until completely blended.
4. Spread batter into a sprayed 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Cut into 2
inch squares. Makes 2 dozen Brownies.
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