Cookies In A Jar
Christmas Cookies In A Jar are layered with pantry staple ingredients and then topped with chocolate chips and M&Ms! This delicious cookie recipe makes over a dozen large chewy cookies, and you can change out the M&M color for the season! Plus, you'll love the free printable label for gifting!
Christmas Cookies In A Jar are layered with pantry staple ingredients and then topped with chocolate chips and M&Ms! This delicious cookie recipe makes over a dozen large chewy cookies, and you can change out the M&M color for the season! Plus, you’ll love the free printable label for gifting!
Enjoy more tasty Christmas cookies such as these Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies or Peppermint Sugar Cookies!
Christmas Cookies In A Jar & Free Printable Tag is a fun, festive gift that delivers homemade cookies! All the receiver of these mason jar cookies has to do is simply dump the jar in a bowl and mix in three “wet” ingredients!
Gift this thoughtful gift to friends, neighbors, and even co-workers! They’ll appreciate an easy homemade treat that doesn’t make a huge mess in their kitchen!
Ingredients For Christmas Cookies In A Jar
- Bread Flour
- Powdered Milk
- Salt
- Baking Soda
- Light Brown Sugar
- Granulated Sugar
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- M&Ms or additional chocolate chips
- Holiday Sprinkles
How To Make Christmas Cookie In A Jar
- Add the flour to a mason jar.
- Add in the baking soda, salt, cornstarch, and powdered milk.
- Layer in the light brown sugar. Using a spoon, press and pack it out to the sides of the jar.
- Add in the granulated sugar, leveling it out to the edges of the jar.
- Top the sugar with chocolate chips, M&Ms, and the holiday sprinkles.
- Tie a festive ribbon around the jar with the printable tag, and gift away!
Substitutions & Variations For Mason Jar Cookies
- Dress Up The Jar – Go the extra mile and dress up your jar to make it festive and fun! Use some holiday ribbon and attach a few peppermint candy canes!
- Bread Flour – I chose to use bread flour in this Christmas cookie recipe since this ingredient produces a chewier cookie! If you don’t have any on hand, you can swap bread flour out for all-purpose flour.
- Mix-Ins – This recipe calls for both chocolate chips and M&Ms; however, you can use one or the other if you’d like.
- Cookie Size – Choose the size of your cookies! To make large cookies, use a large cookie scoop and for smaller cookies, use a medium cookie scoop!
- Holidays – You can make and gift Easy Mason Jar Cookies for any holiday! Just simply swap out Christmas-colored M&Ms for another holiday-colored M&Ms. For example, red and pink for Valentine’s Day, and for Halloween, use green, orange, and purple-colored M&Ms.
How To Store Christmas Cookies In A Jar
You can store Christmas Mason Jar Cookies for up to 1 month. Just be sure that the jar is sealed correctly!
Once the cookies are baked, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
Baking Tip For Christmas Cookies In A Jar
These cookies do still look soft after the baking time is up. However, that’s why they get left on the hot baking sheet for 5 minutes once they’re removed from the oven.
The extra time on the baking sheet out of the oven allows them to firm up without cooking them in the oven. Do not bake them for longer or they will become crispy, crunchy, and tough.
More Fun DIY Gifts:
- DIY Holiday Crock Pot Potpourri – Sweet, spicy aroma that’s perfect for gifting!
- Sugar Cookie Body Scrub – A simple 3-ingredient DIY that goes great in a gift basket!
- Whipped Gingerbread Sugar Scrub – Treat your skin to this holiday treat!
- Kid’s Bath Paint DIY – Budget-friendly fun for the kids in your life!
- Reindeer Hot Chocolate Cones – An easy edible gift kids will love!
Steps
Add the flour to a quart-sized mason jar, making sure to spoon and level when measuring.
Add in the powdered milk, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda.
Layer on the light brown sugar, pressing and packing it down and spreading it out to the sides of the jar with a spoon.
Add the granulated sugar and make sure to level out to the edges of the jar.
Add the chocolate chips, then the M&Ms, and top with the sprinkles.
Seal and label. Best to use within 1 month of prepping.
When Ready To Prepare
Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Add the contents of the jar along with the butter, egg, and vanilla to a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix until combined. It may take a few minutes to come together and will look sandy at first, but it will ultimately turn into a typical cookie dough texture.
Use a large cookie scoop to portion out and drop the dough on the prepared baking sheet. Top with additional chocolate chips, M&Ms, and sprinkles if you have any on hand. The cookies in the photos are made with a medium scoop (see notes), but my family prefers the texture of the large scoop cookies.
Bake for 10 to 13 minutes until the edges are just golden brown.
Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for several minutes before transferring them to a wire rack. They can also cool completely on the pan if you use a second baking sheet to bake off the rest of the cookies.
Notes
- Prep time includes both the time to make the jar and the time to prep the cookie dough from the jar.
- Yes, this recipe has 4.5 cups of ingredients to fit in a 4-cup jar - THIS IS ACCURATE! The brown sugar will press the flour down below it to create enough room for the remaining ingredients in the jar. The flour is fluffed up when measured but will pack down.
- Bread flour gives these cookies a chewier texture which is what I like in M&M cookies. However, all-purpose flour can be used instead if desired.
- Do not omit the cornstarch. It is key for the soft and chewy texture.
- Make sure to let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes before transferring; otherwise, they will be too soft and won't transfer well.
- You can omit the chocolate chips or M&Ms in place of more of the other, but I really like the mix for both.
- You can make smaller cookies with a medium cookie scoop and bake for 7 to 10 minutes.
Nutrition
- Calories332
- Carbs44g
- Protein4g
- Fat16g
- Saturated fat10g
- Fiber1g
- Sugar28g
- Sodium195mg
Estimates per serving, when a serving size is listed.
