Packaging ready-made baking mixes in jars for gifts isn’t a new idea by any means and over the years I’ve done my share of fancy mixes. This year I’m going back to a classic though-a fantastic solidly awesome Chocolate Chip Cookie mix in a jar recipe! This is my very favorite recipe for chocolate chip cookies in a jar ready to be baked by the lucky recipient! I also have a few tips for making your mixes look Pinterest-perfect as well as a free printable recipe tag!
Cookie Mix in a Jar
Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups (9 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 quart size mason jar
Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in small bowl. Place mixture in 1-quart jar. Now for the tip to getting your mix to look “pretty,” use the back of a spoon to pack the flour mixture down around the outside of the jar. Add the brown sugar next using the same method to pack it down in the jar.
Finish by adding the sugar and top with the chocolate chips.
Include this printable with your gift so the recipient knows how to use the mix! If you click here or the image below you can download a pdf with four recipe printables per page.
Full Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
And in case you wanted the cookie recipe just for reference, I’ve included it below. It’s good enough to make even when not gifting, just check out some of the comments below people have left over the past five years! In fact, I’ve baked them and then put the cookies in a jar to gift too (wide mouth jar works best obviously!)
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Delicious, soft bakery-style chocolate chips cookies are a favorite dessert recipe you won’t want to miss!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups (9 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Beat butter, egg and vanilla in a large bowl until blended.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and sugars. Stir to mix well.
- Add dry mixture to wet and mix well.
- Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool.
Keywords: chocolate, chip, cookie
I hope you enjoy this quick and easy Cookie Mix in a jar DIY Christmas gift! I’ll be back tomorrow with a fun and easy DIY decor project!
You might also like these DIY gift in a jar ideas:
Super Easy Beer Bread Mix in a Jar
Brownie Mix in a Jar with Printable Recipe
Jessica
Bless you for including a printable recipe card! Just made these as Christmas gifts for my family and it was so nice to print the cards straight from my phone. Thank you!
Becca
Would this recipe work the same if I substituted 3/4 cup of the flour for 3/4 cups of oatmeal?
Melissa
I have no idea Becca, but if you try it please let me know so others can know too! Sorry to not be of more help! ~Melissa
Erin
best cookie recipe ever! I make these all the time!
★★★★★
Diane Voigt
This seemed to have too much butter or not enough flour. Cookies were flat and greasy. Glad we made them before filling jars.
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Michal Paul
Greetings! I am having kids make these for a middle-school math class project! I am going to have the kids decide how to scale the recipe down to an “individual portion,” and I will give each team four smaller jars t fill so they can all take some home. Do you know approximately how many cookies one batch makes? I want to make sure I give them enough ingredients to make at least four to six cookies per tiny jar :).
Michal Paul
Oops! I’m sorry! It says two dozen on the printable directions! I bet it is overwhelming to post a great little recipe and have everyone ask so many questions!
Nicole
I gave all these as Christmas gift 2017 and everyone loved it. I was also asked how come “mom” gave me her cookie recipe and not my other siblings. ?. I said it was you .
Melissa
I’m glad it went over so well Nicole, it really is such an easy and yummy gift!! Thanks for taking the time to let me know you enjoyed it, you made my day! ~Melissa
Laura
Do you know how I would modify this for high altitude? I am at 5,280 ft. Thanks!
Zuzana Sevcikova
Hi Melisa, I got gift jar from my very good mom friend. what a great gift idea!
I baked my first traditional cookies ever, easy and big hit at our home ??? I asked my friend to send me recipe to do again and maybe as a gift for my family and friends too…
Thank you for this post and hi from Canada
Cheryl Lietzau
You are not to believe this! My daughter and I made these for a craft fair 16 (yes!, 16!) Year’s ago. Last week I found a jar that I had misplaced in a move. After smelling and eye-ing it I decided to try baking them, and they were great!, still eating them. I can only guess that it was packed so tight, no oxygen could get in to spoil it. Called my daughter and told her—-she still doesn’t believe me!
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Jessica
Did this last year for my daycare families and I’m doing it again this year because it was s HUGE hit!
Mary
Thank you so much for making my life easier and cuter! I love the printable recipe and can’t wait to give these and try them out for myself as well. So CUTE!
Melissa
I’m so glad you liked it Mary! ~Melissa
Caitlin
Hi there I was wondering how much grams of butter is used in the chocolate chip cookie recipe
Melissa
Hi Caitlin, by my kitchen scale that would be about 170 grams of butter for the recipe. ~Melissa