Tuesday, December 15, 2009

12 Days of Christmas Cookies - Day 3

Thanks to an earlier post on $5 Dinners, today the kids and I made these Teacher's gifts for the kids to hand out later this week. I of course... had to demonstrate and so I made one for us and ended up making of batch of cookies in end... for quality assurance.
(We omitted the the nuts in case their are any nut allergies in the families. We added to the instructions attached to jar "to add 1/2 cup of chopped pecans or Walnuts")

Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix in a Jar
A list of ingredients you will need:
  • 1 1/4 cups - all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon - baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon - salt
  • 1/2 cup - firmly packed Domino® Light Brown Sugar
  • 1/3 cup - Domino® Granulated Sugar
  • 1 cup - (6-oz pkg.) semi-sweet chocolate chunks or chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup - chopped pecans or walnuts
Instructions:

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Spoon into 1-quart, widemouthed canning jar. Layer remaining ingredients in order given, making sure to pack down each layer firmly and clean inside of jar with a dry paper towel after each layer. Decorate lid by cutting fabric into a 7-inch wide square or circle. Secure with a rubber band and tie with a decorative ribbon and accents.

Attach these instructions to the jar:

In large mixing bowl, cream together 2/3 cup softened butter or margarine, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon water and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until light and fluffy.Add contents of jar and mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.Makes about 3 dozen cookies

Enjoy!

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