Make It Monday- Cookies For Santa Jars

cookies in a jar

Hey all- I wanted to share a few great make and take gifts with you this week starting with these Cookies for Santa.  Can you believe that Christmas is just a month away?  As your heading out to holiday parties and get together, it is always great to have a little hostess gifts with you.  These Cookies for Santa also work great for party favors and neighbor/teacher/coworker gifts.  The idea of cookies in a jar is in no way my own. Probably the best known version of cookies in a jar comes from Bakerella.

santa cookies

My kids and I were actually doing some research for another party and they saw these little treats.  We thought it would be great to do a version for Christmas.  Best of all, since my kids are a little older, it is so easy for them to help put these together.  We are making batches for our neighbors and school friends.  I did come up with the little tag and instruction card and top gift tags which you can download for free by clicking HERE.

cookies in a jar

How I made them:

Layer the following ingredients in the order written.  I used parchment paper to make a funnel to make filling the jars cleaner and easier. Make sure to tag the jar on the counter between each layer to compact the ingredients.

cookies in a jar

  • 1 1 /3 cup flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup quick cooking oats
  • 3/4 cup M & M’s
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar

Screw on cap and attach label and instructions card.  Give away.

cookies in a jar

cookies in a jar

Another great gift tomorrow.

XO,

Jenny

 

Comments

  1. Jessica says

    I’m unable to download the tags. When I click on the link in directed to Facebook but it says page is not found. We’re making these as the family gift in our preschool class and I’d love to have that adorable tag on them.

  2. Danielle says

    Thank you, thank you, thank you! I just made these for my son’s preschool teachers and staff! Adorable and easy peasy! The tags make them absolutely lovely! :) (Coincidentally, I received a version of this last year from a middle school student and I loved the idea!
    Thank you again!

  3. says

    Those look fantastic! I always forget about having hostess gifts on hand – what a great idea! Love the tags too – plaid is trendy right now ;)

    Thanks for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty link party.

Trackbacks

  1. […] Happy Monday!  Hope you all had a fabulous Halloween! Ready for some Thanksgiving fun?  These Turkey Treat Cookie Jars make sweet little gifts at Thanksgiving time.  They are easy to make and inexpensive so you can let a lot of people know how thankful you feel to have them in your life.  Made with oatmeal, cranberries, chocolate chips and white chocolate chips, the cookies are the perfect little bite of fall.  My kids are helping me put these together.  We are making batches for our neighbors and school friends.  I created a little tag and instruction card and top gift tags which you can download for free by clicking HERE.  We did a similar version last year for Christmas.  Check out the post here. […]

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