Cookies for Santa Mix In A Jar

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup & leveled
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cooking oats
• 3/4 cup red and green M&M candies
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/3 –1/2 cup chopped pecans

Details

Servings 30
Adapted from bakerella.com

Preparation

Step 1

To Make Mix In A Jar:

Start with a 1 quart smooth Ball canning jar.

Layer the ingredients in like this:

First: flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt
Second: oats
Third: M&Ms
Fourth: chocolate chips
Fifth: brown sugar
Sixth: white sugar
Seventh: chopped pecans

Pack each level down really tightly. I mean it. Pack it in. Or else it won’t all fit. Also, I added the chopped pecans last, because if the ingredients were too much or not enough, then I could add more or less pecans to adjust. I’d rather sacrifice nuts than chocolate, you know. The ingredients should be flush to the top of the lid when you seal it up. Stir all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

Add the following instructions printed on a label to decorated jar.

To Make Cookies:

To jar ingredients add:

1 slightly beaten egg
1/2 cup butter (melted slightly in the microwave)
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Use the back of a large spoon to work it all together. You may even need to use your hands to get everything incorporated.

Then roll the cookie dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, place on a parchment covered baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven. I got about 26-28 cookies out of these.