Holiday Cookies Jar Recipe for Gift Giving | Skip To My Lou (2024)

This Holiday Cookies jar recipe is always a big hit with friends, neighbors, and coworkers. You’ll love how easy these mason jar cookies come together. Not only are they yummy, but the mix can be made ahead. I have also included a cookie jar label printable for each recipe to make it so easy and super cute!

RELATED: Gifts in a jar recipes are super simple to make and are always appreciated. You’ll also want to check out these homemade gift ideas that include homemade dog treats, gift box ideas, a sugar scrub, and soup mixes with dry ingredients. I’ve created a free printable gift tag for each!

This Santa Claus cookie jar is my absolute favorite Christmas cookie jar! The red and green m&m s candies make the jar look extra festive and the Santa printable tag gives this m&m jar the perfect finishing touch.

Cookies in a Jar Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup M&Ms
• 1 cup of regular oats
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp.Kosher salt (or 1/4 tsp table salt)

Instructions

Layer in a 1-quart size, wide-mouth canning jar with a lid.

1. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt, place in the bottom of the jar
2. Oats
3. M&M milk chocolate candies
4. Brown Sugar (press down firmly)
5. Sugar

Screw the lid on tightly, and add an instruction label to the top of the jar.

To make decorative cookie jars, wrap ribbon around the jar front to back vertically. Twist in the back to secure the lid and bring ribbon to the front to tie a big bow. You can find all sorts of wide ribbons in shades of red and greens to compliment the labels at your local craft store.

Add the labels and you have a sweet cookie jar gift that is perfect to gift away this holiday season! Mason jar cookie recipes are a fun gift that is easy to whip up and have on hand for unexpected gift-giving. They also make great Christmas gifts for teachers and a fun gift for families with younger kids to enjoy creating baked goods together.

To make cookies, mix jar contents with 1/2 cup melted butter, 1 egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Drop by 2 tablespoons on cookie baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes at 350°. (makes about 2 dozen cookies)

Need more easy gift ideas? Check out this Mason Jar Gifts ebook to make your homemade gift-giving super easy! You will get delicious recipes, assembly instructions, and of course, printable gift tags and labels to wrap them up! Two of our family’s favorite recipes in a jar are the Peppermint Brownies and the Shake and Pour Pancakes.

Holiday Cookies Jar Recipe

Holiday Cookies Jar Labels

For the finishing touch on the cookies in a jar recipes for Christmas, I print the labels in color on a solid sheet of label paper. You can find label paper at your local craft store or office supply store.

Friends and family are sure to love this holiday gift!

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