Cookie Gift Jars

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Making  homemade Christmas presents  is a fun way to involve the whole family in the gift giving process. My favorite is cookies in a jar. Everyone loves cookies and it is easy to adapt the recipe to fit the taste of the person you're giving it to. You can use this time to talk about the person who the present is for. I found these delicious Super Chunk Oatmeal Cookies here http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/recipes/super-chunk-oatmeal-cookie-mix-82913.aspx
Tip: to make all the ingredients fit into the jars have your child press down on each layer using a mallet.
Cranberry & Walnut Cookie Gift jar and Chocolate Chunk Cookie Gift jar
Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Ingredients:
 
In the jar:
1 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup sugar
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
6 oz Baker's semi-sweet chocolate coarsley chopped
 
When making the cookies:
3/4 cup of butter or margarine
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
 
To make cookie jars:
Layer all ingredients in the order listed. Cover with lid and store at room temperature. 
Print or write the directions on a peice of card stock and punch a hole in the top left hand corner. Tie a ribbon around the jar and attach the directions. 
 
To bake cookies:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Beat butter, egg and vanilla in a large bowl
Add cookie mix and beat until well incorporated
Drop spoonfulls of dough 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet
Bake for 11-13 minutes

Cranberry Walnut Cookies
Ingredients:
 
In the jar:
1 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup crushed walnuts
1/2 cup dried cranberries
 
When making the cookies:
3/4 cup butter
1 egg
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
 
To make cookie jars:
Layer all ingredients in the order listed cover with lid and store at room temperature. 
Print or write the directions on card stock and punch a hole through the top left corner.  Tie a ribbon around the jar and attach the directions.
 
To bake the cookies:
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
Beat butter egg and vanilla in a large bowl
Add cookie mix and beat
Drop spoonfulls of dough onto greased cookie sheets
Bake 11-13 minutes
 
Enjoy!



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