I have been feeling the creative, crafty itch again… I started sewing more, making hair accessories, but Wednesday I felt like making something extra sweet.  What better then cookie mix in a jar?  I had a birthday lunch to go to and I thought this would be a great gift!  I was suprised by how easy it was, how festive it looked, and of course how scrumptous it was…  So, I am passing it on to you, I will probably repeat this at the Holidays and try things like Spiced Ciders, Extravagant Hot cocoas and Brownie mixes too.

Here are the 3 recipes I tried, have fun and enjoy.  Feel free to vary it up and rename them…

Cowboy Cookie Mix in a Jar (thanks to allrecipes.com )

Ingredients

1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp baking pwdr, 1 1/3 cup flour, 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips, 1/2 cup chopped pecans, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, 1 1/3 cups rolled oats.

Layer indgredients in order given, press firmly in jar.  Include a card with the following directions (make it look pretty and feel free to change the wordage), then make sure to add a pretty fabric and some ribbon:

Preheat oven to 350*, grease coolie sheet, mix together 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1 egg, and 1 tsp of vanilla, stir in entire contents of the jar and mix it good, shape into heaping spoonfuls, place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet, and bake for 11-13 minutes, cool slightly and enjoy tremendously!

Kiss Me Cranberry (thanks to allrecipes.com )

Ingredients

5/8 cup flour, 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/3 cup packed brown sugar, 1/3 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup dried cranberries, 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, 1/2 cup chopped pecans.

Layer indgredients in order given, press firmly in jar.  Include a card with the following directions (make it look pretty and feel free to change the wordage), then make sure to add a pretty fabric and some ribbon:

Use the same baking guidelines above but bake for 8-10 minutes instead!

Butterscotch Delight (thanks to allrecipes.com )

Ingredients

1 1/8 cups flour, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp baking pwdr, 1/2 cup backed brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1 cup flaked coconut, 1 cup high protein crisp rice and wheat cereal, 3/4 cup butterscotch chips, 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Layer ingredients in order given, press firmly in jar.  Include a card with the following directions (make it look pretty and feel free to change the wordage), then make sure to add a pretty fabric and some ribbon:

Bake like above for 8-10 minutes.