Holiday Cookies in a Jar
Country Oatmeal cookies in a Jar
Original Sand Art Bars
Chocolate-Chip Cookie Mix Gift Set



"Holiday Cookies in a Jar"

Layer the following in a 1 Quart Mason jar:

3 cups cake flour
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Place the following in a small gift bag and attach to the top rim of
jar with a nice Christmas ribbon:

20 red candy melts
20 green candy melts

Attach the following directions to the jar:

Place contents of jar into a large bowl, breaking up any lumps.
Combine 3/4 cup melted, cooled butter, 2 eggs and 1 tablespoon vanilla
extract; stir into flour mixture until just combined. Drop dough by
scant tablespoons full, 2" apart, onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 325-350 deg F for 11-12 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool
on rack one minute. Remove from pan; cool completely on rack.

Place each colour of candy melts into a separate 1 quart plastic
storage bag; microwave on medium until melted, about 50 seconds. Snip
corner of each bag; drizzle over cookies.

Makes approximately 28 cookies.



Chocolate-Chip Cookie Mix Gift Set

Decoratively layer the following ingredients in a 32 oz canning jar.
In this order:
1+1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (firmly packed) light brown sugar
12 oz. semisweet chocolate morsels
1/2 cup (firmly packed) light brown sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup granulated sugar

Decorate lid by placing a colored cloth or crepe paper between the jar
and lid before sealing. Trim edges as desired, and tie a ribbon
around the base of the lid. If using a regular glass jar, use the
ribbon to tie the material onto the lid. Give as a gift with a
matching color potholder or oven mitt, and tie on a note with these

"In a large bowl, beat 2 eggs, 1 cup of butter or margarine, and 1 tsp of
vanilla. Stir in contents of jar until blended. Drop dough by
tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets, and bake at 350 F for 10-12
minutes.
Makes 4 dozen. Enjoy!" )




Country Oatmeal cookies in a Jar


Makes 2 dozen

Ingredients

3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup rolled oats
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Using a 1 quart or 1 liter jar, layer in the ingredients in the order
given. Pack down the jar after each addition. Put the lid on, and cover
with an 8 inch circle of fabric. Secure the fabric over the lid using a
rubber
band, then cover the rubber band by tying a nice piece of ribbon or raffia
around the lid. Attach a tag to the ribbon with the following
instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, cream
together 3/4 cup of softened butter, with 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon of
vanilla. Add the entire contents of the jar, and mix by hand until
combined. Drop
dough by heaping spoonfuls onto an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to
15 minutes in the preheated oven.




Original Sand Art Bars

Fill a quart canning jar in this order. Left column, then right column

1 1/8 cup flour 2/3 tsp. Salt
2/3 cup brown sugar 2/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup cocoa 1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup chocolate chips 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Pour the contents of jar into bowl : Add 3 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla and 2/3
cup of oil and mix well Pour into greased pan Bake at 350 degrees in
7x11 inch pan 32-37 minutes or 9x9 pan 27-32 minutes. Cool and cut into
2 inch squares Made especially for you by the Bowley's

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