For the second day of Christmas, here is a quick little gift. These cookies are so good, I won a KitchenAid mixer with the recipe. The jars make great gifts, party favours, teacher’s gifts and are perfect for the school fete. The cookies are so yum that this has become my ‘go to’ cookie recipe.
Cookies in a Jar
mix makes about 30 cookies
You’ll need:
1 jar. I bought a 1L jar for this, but measured it and it’s actually 800ml. It fit the ingredients perfectly. I’ve also been told that the large Moccona jar is pefrect too.
Jar ingredients
3/4 cup (110g) plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup (75g) firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar (or white sugar)
3/4 cup (65g) rolled oats
100g craisins (dried cranberries)*
130g white chocolate chips*
Extra ingredients for making cookies
100g butter, melted and cooled
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Spoon the flour mixture into a 1L (4-cup) capacity glass jar. Top with brown sugar, then caster sugar. Top with oats, then craisins, then chocolate chips. Seal jar. Give as gift.
To make cookies, preheat oven to 190°C (375°F). Line baking tray with baking paper. Empty jar into a large bowl. Add butter, egg and vanilla. Stir until well combined. Shape tablespoons of mixture into balls and place on baking tray approximately 7cm apart. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. Turn biscuits onto a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining mixture. Serve.
*These cookies can be made with all sorts of different fillings. Just substitute the craisins and choc chips for equal measures of any of the following:
– m&ms to suit your colour theme
– crushed candy canes and dark choc chips
– sultanas and cornflakes
– pecans or walnuts and milk choc chips
– pistachios and craisins
– dark choc and milk choc chips
tsheko says
Yum. I still remember this gift from years back. Had to tweet this one out.
lucy bazen says
Ditto. V YUMMY. Made sure we baked those cookies before we packed the jar up for shipping to Oz!
Anonymous says
can you substitute margarine for butter? how much is 100 grams? how do you measure?
thingsforboys says
You could definitely use margarine instead. 100g is equal to 3.5oz or 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp.
Hollie - TheSevenYearCottage says
Great gift idea… sounds delicious!
Heather @ Raising Memories Blog says
I love this & you made it so cute! I’d love to see you link it up at the December Sharing Time Linky Party! http://heathernow.blogspot.com/2011/12/sharing-time-december-2011.html
~Heather
Crystelle says
Thank, I found this recipe via Pinterest, and love it. I am going to make it with the 12 and 13 year old girls at church tonight….
Thank much!
ps might wanna add 375 degrees Fahrenheit as explanation to the recipe….
Natasha @ Keeping the Christmas Spirit Alive, 365 says
That looks like such a great idea. How lucky that won a Kitchen Aid!
I have just posted about Christmas stockings on my Christmas blog. Please pop by if you have 5 minutes to spare!
Best Christmas wishes,
Natasha.
thingsforboys says
@Heather – I’ve linked up
@Crystelle – thanks for the tip. I’ve added the fahrenheit to the recipe.
@Natasha – love all the stocking ideas you have up on the blog
Evelyn Mayfield says
Ummm, about how many cookies does it make? Just curious…
thingsforboys says
@Evelyn – you get about 2 – 3 dozen cookies, depending on how big you make them.
Evelyn Mayfield says
Thank you so much! The textures and colors in the layering make a really lovely display, almost too good to open and bake (LOL).
I included your post as part of my ongoing series (9/21-12/24) of handmade Chrismtas gift ideas at
http://prayersncrafts.blogspot.com/2011/12/handmade-christmas-gift-ideas-cookies.html
Natasha says
great idea
would love it if you could share this on my link party Serenity Saturday at http://www.serenityyou.blogspot.com
Natasha xx
MilkChic says
The jar looks gorgeous! I’ve got a load of jars I’ve been saving so will definitely make some of these. Do you have any problems with the choc chips melting, or is that not a problem with white chocolate?
thingsforboys says
@MilkChic – I haven’t had any problems with the choc chips melting (white or dark) and it can get hot here in Melbourne. I think they have something in them so they hold their shape better than regular chocolate.
Natasha says
Thanks for linking up to Serenity Saturday, hop to see you again this Saturday
http://www.serenityyou.blogspot.com
Natasha xx
sandollar1970 says
Is there supposed to be any other liquid other than the butter, egg, and vanilla?
thingsforboys says
@sandollar1970 – no other liquid. The dough is quite soft and there are a lot of chunks, but when you shape the balls of dough together the chunks stay in there just enough for the cookies to be baked
Heather @ Raising Memories Blog says
This is SO CUTE! You made it look so pretty!
Anonymous says
I love this idea and deffinatly plan on making a few. What is “caster” sugar?
thingsforboys says
Caster sugar is a fine granulated white sugar. If you can’t get it, you can use plain white sugar. I have used it before and they’ve turned out fine.
Anonymous says
Thank you. I will look to see if it can be bought here.
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