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Christmas Cookies in a Jar
Christmas Cookies in a Jar is the perfect gift to give to family and friends this Holiday season. Incredibly easy to make resulting in delicious soft and chewy Christmas M&M cookies!
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 20
Calories: 120 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup Christmas M&M’s
- 1 quart Wide Mouth Mason Jar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder.
- Using a funnel, add the flour mixture to the bottom of the jar.
- Carefully place Christmas M&M’s on top of flour mixture. Using a spoon helps gently place M&M’s on top of the flour so they do not sink into the flour.
- Next add brown sugar on top of M&M’s, then top with white sugar.
- Place Christmas fabric or any kind of material you want to use on top of the jar and seal with the jar’s metal lid and decorate with ribbon.
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Notes
- on card stock, cut and attach around the jar using a ribbon.
- Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted1 large egg1 teaspoon vanilla extractCookies in a Jar ingredients
- Instructions:
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to cooling to finish cooling.
- Notes:
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- In a large bowl, mix together unsalted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract together until well combined.
- Carefully fold in ingredients from Cookies in a Jar and mix until just combined. Be careful when mixing together to not crush M&M’s. The colors will bleed some into the dough.
- Chill dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour before baking.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop out about 1 ½ tablespoons of dough and roll to make dough balls. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake cookies for 7-9 minutes or until the edges of the cookie are set.
- I found it is best to cut fabric to a 7-inch circle for sealing the jars, this gives it some room to give the jar some decoration. This will also help cover up the small space at the top of the jar that is empty.
- You can substitute the Christmas M&M’s with chocolate chips, or regular M&M’s.
- These are great to make for any holiday, just substitute for the color of M&M’s to match the holiday.
- If you do not wish to add the egg, substitute it with ¼ cup of unsweetened applesauce.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Cookie mix will last up to 3 months in a sealed jar.
Nutrition Information
Calories
120kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
23g
(8%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.04g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.01g
Trans Fat
0.02g
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
65mg
(3%)
Potassium
35mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
23IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
25mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 120
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 120kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 65mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 35mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 23IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.