Cranberry Hootycreeks Cookies In A Jar

Posted by Cynthia Ewer on December 8, 2010

Description

Cranberry Hootycreeks in a Jar Pretty, festive and easy to make, Cranberry Hootycreeks make a welcome holiday cookie-in-a-jar gift.

Dried cranberries and white chocolate chips give a seasonal spin to these chunky oatmeal cookies.

To make, you'll layer flour mix with oats, dried cranberries, white chocolate chips and chopped nuts for a pretty jar gift; we make it easy with a free printable gift tag!

Ingredients

1 ¹/₈	Cup	flour, all-purpose
¹/₂	Teaspoon	baking soda
¹/₂	Teaspoon	salt
¹/₂	Cup	rolled oats, uncooked
¹/₃	Cup	granulated sugar
¹/₃	Cup	brown sugar, packed
1	Cup	dried cranberries
¹/₂	Cup	white chocolate baking chips
¹/₂	Cup	walnuts or pecans, chopped

Instructions

Sift flour before measuring.

In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.

Layer 1/2 the flour mixture in the bottom of a 1-quart canning jar, then add oats to the jar. Continue layering the remaining ingredients: flour mixture, granulated sugar, brown sugar (tamp tightly), dried cranberries, white chocolate baking chips, and chopped nuts.

Seal the jar, print and attach a free printable gift tag.

Notes

Alternately, create your own gift tag with the recipe instructions below:

Cranberry Hootycreeks

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheet or line with parchment paper. 

In a medium bowl, beat together 1/2 cup  softened butter, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla  until fluffy. Add contents of jar, and mix until  well blended.

 Drop rounded tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until  edges start to brown.

Cool on wire rack.  

Makes 18-24 cookies.

Summary

Yield	Servings
Prep time	10 minutes
Gifts and Crafts	Gifts in a Jar
Holiday Recipes	Gifts In A Jar Recipes
Keywords
Seasonal Gifts & Crafts	All-Occasion Gifts & Crafts