M&M Cookies In A Jar
Description
Child-friendly, fun craft gift, M&M Cookies in a Jar is perfect for teacher gifts, Secret Santa or stocking stuffers! For a holiday touch, use M&M-brand chocolate candies in seasonal colors.
Our free printable gift tag carries out the M&M-brand theme! Bold and bright, this two-sided tag comes in three lively colors. Print and fold to create this colorful gift-in-a-jar.
Includes free printable gift tags.
Ingredients
| 1 | wide-mouth quart (4-cup) canning jars with lid and rings | |
| 1/4 | Cup | sugar |
| 1 1/4 | Cup | M&M-brand chocolate candies |
| 2 | Cup | all-purpose flour |
| 1/2 | Teaspoon | baking soda |
| 3/4 | Cup | brown sugar, packed |
| 1/4 | Teaspoon | baking powder |
Instructions
1. Mix together flour, soda and baking powder. Layer flour mixture, brown sugar, granulated sugar and M&Ms-brand candies in jar. Pack firmly.
[Hint for FoodSaver brand vacuum sealer owners: use the jar sealing attachment to seal jars for longer storage.]
2. Cut appropriate number of 7-inch circles from cotton fabric. Top each jar with fabric circle, and tie with ribbon.
3. Print two copies of our free printable M&Ms Cookies gift tag with recipe instructions. Cut gift tags apart and attach to ribbon.
Notes
Recipe Instructions (include on gift tag):
Empty jar of cookie mix into mixing bowl; blend thoroughly.
Add 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened, 1 beaten egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix until completely blended.
Roll into 1-inch balls, and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees until edges are lightly browned, about 12 to 14 minutes.
Cool on cookie sheet for five minutes, then transfer to wire racks. Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.
Summary
| Yield | |
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| Prep time | 10 minutes |
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Comments
I got this adorable recipe
I got this adorable recipe from one of my students yesterday. My daughter and I encountered the same problem as every other person seems to be having--a crumbly mess! We add another egg, as I didn't want to add more fat to them....the results were real cookie dough! I would suggest just 1 more egg! Happy holidays!
M&m cookies
Yep, needs at leat another 1/2 cup of butter and another egg. If you look at other cookie recipes you will see that 2 cups of flour and the sugars require 1 cup of butter and 2 eggs. I actually added peanut butter but the taste is still really bland.
Very good, I doubled the amount of butter used...
My son's class did this as a winter party craft yesterday, so we tried to make them today. After mixing the ingredients all together, the dough just didn't seem right--too dry/crumbly and I doubted I'd really be able to form decent "balls" out of it. I googled and found this site/recipe here and saw others had the same issue and suggested adding extra butter.
I added another 1/2 cup (1 full stick. With the first stick, I had let it sit at room temperature for several hours so it would be soft, so I put this 2nd stick in the microwave for about 20 seconds to soften it up a bit and just mixed it in with the rest of the ingredients.
The cookies came out really yummy!
So if you're planning on making these jars to give as a gift or for a kids' craft, I recommend editing the instructions to say "1 cup" of butter instead of "1/2 cup".
Thanks!
great!!
these cookies tasted really good... they were rather dry but my very smart mom just added another teaspoon of vanilla extract and tata they were fantastic! :)
Not very good..
This is a cute idea, but this recipe is not very good.. There is not enough liquids in the recipe and the batter is like damp sand and doesn't stay together. I tried upping the butter to 3/4 cup and that helped some, but it's still not very good.
I agree the dough was crumbly
I agree the dough was crumbly so I added more butter as well, but I REALLY like the cookies. So much so that I'm making them for a cookie exchange. They turned out crispy and crunchy and go really good with my tea!