Gift Mix Cookies in a Jar

A family recipe from Katie Roling.

Getting ready: 20 min · Cooking: 10 min · Feeds: 24

Ingredients

• 3/4 C flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/8 tsp. baking soda
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 C Hersheys semi-sweet or milk chips
• 1/3 C packed brown sugar
• 1 C quick cooking or old-fashion oatmeal
• 1/2 C Reeses Peanut Butter chips, white chips or semi-sweet choco-chips
• 1 stick softened butter (for baking)
• 1 slightly beaten egg (for baking)
• 1 tsp vanilla (for baking)

Directions

1. Sift together the flour, baking powder, soda and salt in small bowl.
2. Layer the ingredients in a 1-qt jar or canister in the following order (bottom to top): white sugar, the 1 C choc-chips, the brown sugar, flour mix, oats, and peanut butter chips.
3. Tap the jar gently on the counter to settle each layer before adding the next one.
4. Cover; attach baking directions to jar with pretty ribbon.
5. Baking directions: Heat oven 375 F.
6. Empty contents of jar into bowl.
7. Add 1 stick softened butter, 1 slightly beaten egg and 1 tsp vanilla; stir and mix well.
8. Drop by spoon on cookie sheet.
9. Bake 8-10 min. or till edges are lightly brown; remove to wire rack.
10. Yields 2 doz.