12 Weeks of Christmas Treats: Triple Chocolate Cookie Mix in a Jar

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This year I have decided to participate in a 12 weeks ofChristmas Treats hosted by the blog Meal Planning Magic. Every Thursday I willbe posting a new Christmas treat that would belong on a dessert table or asweet homemade gift to give someone. If you would like to see more Christmas treatsfrom other bloggers, then check out Meal Planning Magic every Thursday untilChristmas.
For my first Christmas treat I decided to make a cookie mixin a jar that you can give a hostess gift at a party with a batch of freshcookies to put on the dessert table. This simple gift is easy enough for kidsto make on their own as a teacher’s gift. Some of my mom’s favorite gifts that shereceived as a teacher were mixes in a jar because they did not need to be eatenright away.
The mix makes 2 ½ dozen cookies. The cookies are very richand delicious. The cookies have a nice chewy texture to them. This gift isperfect for the chocolate lover. The brown sugar layer has be compacted down andit can be tricky to get all the chocolate chips in the jar depending upon thesize of the chips. I shook my jar around a few times to let the chocolate chipssettle so I could fit all the chocolate chips inside the jar. I used a regularmouth 1 quart jar, but a wide mouth 1 quart jar might be a better option forthis recipe because you can fit more chocolate chips in the jar and there wouldbe less packing issues.

Ingredients for Triple Chocolate Cookie Mix modified fromTaste of Home

• 1 quart canning jar
• 1 ½ c all purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ c cocoa
• ¾ c sugar
• 1/3 c brown sugar
• 1/2 c semi sweet chocolate chips
• ½ c white chocolate chips

Directions
1.      Add the flour, baking soda, and salt to the jar.2.      Add the cocoa to the jar on top of the flour.3.      Add the sugar on top of the cocoa.4.      Add the brown sugar on top of the sugar. You mayneed to pack this layer down.5.      In a small bowl, mix the chocolate chips and whitechocolate chips together.6.      Add the chocolate chips to the jar. You may needto shake the jar a few times for all of the chocolate chips to fit inside thejar.7.      Add a tag with the recipe below.
Ingredients for Tag Recipe makes 2 ½ dozen cookies

• ¾ cup butter, room temperature
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1.      Preheat to 350 degrees F.2.      Grease a cookie sheet or line with parchmentpaper and set aside.3.      Beat the butter, egg, and vanilla until wellmixed.4.      Slowly add the jar mixture to the butter mixtureand mix well.5.      Scoop 1 tbsp of dough onto the cookie sheet about2 inches apart.6.      Bake for 10-12 minutes.