{"id":6134,"date":"2019-12-11T09:51:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T14:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=6134"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:36:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:36:02","slug":"easy-gift-idea-homemade-cookies-in-a-jar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2019\/12\/11\/easy-gift-idea-homemade-cookies-in-a-jar\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Gift Idea: Homemade Cookies in a Jar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When giving gifts, it can be hard to determine what people may want. Something you always wonder about may be whether or not said people will actually use whatever you got them. This year, though, consider this: Homemade Cookies in a Jar!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you will need before you start:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1-Quart Mason Jar<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00be cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>\u00be teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li>\u00be teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups (9 ounces) chocolate chips (whatever kind you prefer)<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup packed brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to layer the jar:<\/p>\n<p>In a small bowl, combine your flour, baking soda and salt. Place the flour mixture in the 1-quart jar. Layer the remaining ingredients in order as listed above. Be sure to firmly press down after each layer in order to secure the ingredients and preserve the appearance of each layer. Seal the lid and decorate jar with fabric and\/or ribbon when finished.<\/p>\n<p>Recipe to attach to jar:<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 375\u00baF. Beat \u00be cup (1 \u00bd sticks) softened butter or margarine, 1 large egg and \u00be teaspoon vanilla extract in larger mixer bowl until blended. Add Mason Jar cookie mix; mix well, breaking up any clumps. Drop by rounded clumps onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for two minutes. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6135\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/12\/Finished-product-cookie-mix-in-a-jar.-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6135\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6135\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/12\/Finished-product-cookie-mix-in-a-jar.-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/12\/Finished-product-cookie-mix-in-a-jar.-.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/12\/Finished-product-cookie-mix-in-a-jar.--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/12\/Finished-product-cookie-mix-in-a-jar.--300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finished product, cookie mix in a jar.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When giving gifts, it can be hard to determine what people may want. Something you always wonder about may be whether or not said people will actually use whatever you got them. This year, though, consider this: Homemade Cookies in a Jar! Here\u2019s what you will need before you start: 1-Quart Mason Jar 1 \u00be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7381],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6134"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8393,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6134\/revisions\/8393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}