Cookie Mix in a Jar
How to adapt any cookie recipe into a thoughtful cookie mix in a jar gift. A versatile gift you can tailor to anyone's tastes or diet.
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Servings: 30 cookies, approx.
Ingredients
For the Cookie Mix:
- 1 ¼ cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour or a 1:1 GF baking blend or white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup brown sugar light or dark
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup Mix-ins of your choice choose from chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, chopped nuts, dried fruit, or shredded coconut.
For Baking the Cookies:
- ½ cup butter softened (1 stick)
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- To make the mix, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Place the flour mixture in a 1-quart jar.
- Layer the brown sugar, granulated sugar, mix-ins of your choice, and oats in the order listed, pressing firmly after each layer. Seal with lid and decorate with ribbon as desired. Attach recipe printable.
- To bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F with the oven rack in the center position.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, egg, and vanilla until well blended. Add the cookie mix and mix well, breaking up any clumps.
- Drop the dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheets, leaving about 1 1/2 inches between each ball of dough.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until light golden brown, rotating the pan’s positions halfway through. Remove from the oven, and let cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition
Serving: 1(of 30) calulated using 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips as mix-inCalories: 124kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 15mgPotassium: 74mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 107IUCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
