Cookie Mix
in a Jar
Contents for a jar that
is filled with the makings for chocolate chip cookies. It helps to pack down each layer to make
fit!" - Submitted by Dotty B.
You will need:
- 1 cup firmly packed brown
sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate
chips
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 quart-size jar with
lid
- Fabric for 9-inch circle
- Raffia or ribbon
- Card for directions
- Mix salt and baking soda
with flour, then layer the ingredients into the jar. Use scissors to cut a 9 inch-diameter
circle from desired fabric. Place
over lid and secure with rubber band. Tie on a raffia or ribbon
bow to cover rubber band.
- Enclose a card with the
following mixing and baking directions:
Chocolate
Chip Cookies
Preheat oven to 375*F (190*C).
- Sift dry ingredients through
a colander to separate the chocolate chips from other ingredients.
- Beat 1 cup of unsalted
butter or margarine in a medium bowl. Beat sifted ingredients into butter until blended.
- In a small bowl, beat
1 egg with 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Mix beaten egg mixture into butter mixture until
blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop dough by teaspoonfuls,
spaced well apart, onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.