Featured Recipe Holiday Candy Cookie Mix In A Jar Food

HOLIDAY SWIRL COOKIES (GIFT MIX IN A JAR)

Steps:

• Creating the Gift in a Jar:
• Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar.
• Layer the ingredients in the jar as listed above starting with the flour mixture, brown sugar, sugar and the morsels - make sure to press firmly with a flat bottomed object after each addition; make the layers as level as possible.
• Secure the lid and decorate as desired; attach the instructions for making these cookies found below.
• HOLIDAY SWIRL COOKIES GIFT TAG:
• Additional ingredients to be added by the recipient: 1/2 cup butter, softened, 1/2 cup shortening, 1 egg and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
• COOKIE INSTRUCTIONS:
• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Remove morsels from jar and set aside.
• Beat butter and shortening until creamy in a medium mixing bowl.
• Add dry ingredients from jar; mix until well blended.
• In a small bowl, beat egg with vanilla extract using a fork; add to flour mixture.
• Gently stir in morsels.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375°F for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

HOLIDAY COOKIE MIX

Steps:

• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup;level off.
• In a 4-quart bowl, combine 1/2 each of the flour, sugar,baking powder, salt.
• Using a fork or pastry blender, cut 1/2 of the butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Place in a large, tightly covered container.
• Repeat with remaining half of ingredients.
• Store in refrigerator or freezer.
• Use within 4 weeks.
• Measure by dipping cup into mix;level off.
• Return unused mix to refrigerator or freezer.
• *Allow measured mix to come to room temperature before adding ingredients to make any of the recipes in this collection.
• Makes 22-23 cups cookie mix.
• "TIP".
• To prepare cookie mix in food processor, place 1/4 of each ingredient in food processor bowl with metal blade.
• Process until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Place in tightly covered container.
• Repeat with remaining ingredients.
• If desired, recipe can be cut in half.
• Makes 11-12 cups cookie crumbs.

CANDY COATED CHOCOLATES GIFT JAR COOKIE MIX

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a 1 quart glass jar, layer the ingredients in the following order: Flour mixture, walnuts, 1/2 cup of the mini candy coated chocolates, raisins, oats, remaining candies, and brown sugar. Pack down well after each addition and attach a tag with the instructions.
• Enclose a card with the following instructions: 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets; 2) In a large bowl, cream together 3/4 cup of butter, 1 egg and 3/4 teaspoon of vanilla until light and fluffy. Stir in the contents of the jar until well blended. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets; 3) Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.