Day 5 of The Pink Whisk Christmas and these make, yet another, lovely gift! Who could resist? I’ve even rounded up some gorgeous jar labels and tags for you from the oh so fabulous Michelle Lancaster of Wink Design x
You will need:
A 500ml jar – Kilner, jam jar whatever you can lay your hands on
Christmas Ribbon
Jar labels and Swing Tags with full baking instructions for the lucky recipient. Click on the links then just print them off and cut them out!
For each jar:-
75g plain flour
1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
75g soft light brown sugar
60g oats
Plus
50g dark chocolate chips and 50g fudge chunks for the Choc Chip Fudge version
or
50g white chocolate chips and 50g dried cranberries for the Cranberry & White Choc version
These are the extra ingredients needed to make up the cookies and the cooking directions – they’re on the printable swing tags, link above.
To make your own batch of 12 cookies, you will need: 1 x Jar of Cookie Mix 1 egg, large 2 tbsps vegetable or sunflower oil 1. Preheat the oven to 180c ( fan)/200c/ GM5. 2. Line a baking tray with paper or grease well. 3. Empty the contents of the jar into a mixing bowl. 4. Add the egg and oil and stir well. 5. Roll into balls approx. 3cm in diameter or dollop spoonfuls on to the baking paper, spaced well apart. 6. Bake in the oven for 6-8 minutes until golden brown. 7. Eat and Enjoy
Jars at the ready…
Make yourself a paper funnel – fairly slim so it will fit down inside your jar. Using the funnel stops specks of flour and ingredients from clinging to the side of the jar and obscuring the layering effect.
Down the funnel goes the flour, followed by the bicarbonate of soda and baking powder.
Give the jar a gentle shake to level it off.
Next down the funnel is the soft light brown sugar.
This needs to be compacted down – spoons are tricky to position inside the jar so you may need something slim (cake release spray cannister to the rescue!)
Concentrate on tamping down the edges where it meets the jar.
Next is the choc chips, followed by the fudge chunks – try and encourage them to pile up around the edge of the jar with a slight well in the centre.
Now its the turn of the oats, you may need to compact them down as you fill to get them all in.
Beautiful – now on with the lid!
You can make all sorts of versions just by changing the 50g choc chips and 50g fudge chunks to whatever you fancy – Michelle’s even done us a blank label to write your flavour on – M&M’s, Pecan and Sultana – what’s your favourite cookie?
Print off the labels onto sticker paper and the swing tags onto card – they have full baking instructions on there.
Cut em out!
String up the tags with pretty Christmas ribbon and then dress up your jars!
And if you were wondering what sort of cookies these make take a look at these beauties!
But before I pop off to bake up tomorrow’s recipe please nip along and take a look at Michelle’s designs available through Not on The High Street.com
Cookies in a Jar!
Ruth Clemens, Baker Extraordinaire
Such a beautiful gift Great idea
Thanks for posting this – such a lovely idea. They were very popular at our school Christmas fair!
Love cookies in a jar what a wonderful gift! And so attractive in the glass.
What s great idea..love it ..
What a great idea x
Wow, what a difference having nice labels and tags, I did cakes in a jar last year and they went down a treat, will definitely give these a go, the choc chip and fudge sounds amazing x
Love these jars, they look so pretty as gifts x
I made something like this for Christmas presents last year – people loved them.
such an impressive and novel idea…
Brilliant gift idea x
Amazingly simple and beautiful Christmas gift. Very effective
Fab 🙂
Amazing! My hampers are going to be awesome!! Thank you x
These look like a great idea for children too
What a brilliant idea, these will make a lovely christmas gift.x
lovely idea for a present
Fabulous – great for school craft fairs but now I’m thinking might make some as Xmas presents – shame I can’t really practically give one of my hen’s eggs with it!
I’m sure you could find an inventive way Sue – mine have stopped laying for the winter 🙁 x
Great idea.
Great idea. cant wait to try.
love it 🙂
What a nice recipe, must try it!
Fantastic, don’t they look pretty? Thanks very much for the swing tag and labels too. I saw similar layered jars of cookie mix in a posh deli and couldn’t believe it was £15 to make 12 cookies the same as this!!
Penny
Defo making these! x
Another great gift idea Ruth. The labels are great. Notonthehighstreet.com here i come!
I made some of these for a Christmas Fair last weekend! Went down a treat! x
Another brilliant idea. Where do you get them from? X
Oh my! Well done- Christmas sorted then. 🙂
A great idea. The gorgeous labels and tags make them
look really special.
Fantastic Idea Ruth!
Such beautiful presents. I’d never have thought of making my own for gifts, but I think this might be just what a couple of reluctant friends need to get bitten by the baking bug. Thanks
wow what a great idea
What an excellent idea especially for people with kids they can have family time in the kitchen with this present 🙂
Oh yum, these are great! Family xmas pressies sorted!!
Pure dead brilliant 🙂
This is a fantastic idea, thanks ruth I’ve been looking for a decent cookie jar recipe for my hampers and now I’ve found it 🙂
I made some of these jars – didn’t look as good as yours tho! 🙂 x
What a fabulous idea for a gift x
Wow! How many times do you see something in the shop and think “I could make that!” especially after you look at the price label.
So much more rewarding to give the same gift made by your own fair hands!
Very true! xx
Looks a yummy recipe ;0)
I used to do these in a small batter bowl when I worked for Pampered Chef! Its a fab idea!! X
I love these as presents. Sadly I gave these out to my friends last year and they still haven’t used them. Great idea though (think it just depends on the person)
I love this idea! Such a fab gift – and the labels are wonderful too. This is definitely worth putting together for xmas pressies.
Fabulous Christmas gift for teachers! Thank you, & labels too!! You think of everything Ruth!! X
LOL fab idea – might do this for my boys ! both keen cooks in training ( by me ) …
Fantastic idea!
what a fabulous idea – lovely !!
It’s a lovely idea. I just wonder how many people would appreciate it as a gift. I guess that people who don’t normally bake might find it an easy way to start.
I’d be chuffed if I found one of these under my tree 🙂
How lovely,what a great idea! Thanks again Ruth! 🙂
I saw something similar at a Christmas Fayre at the weekend – costing £8.99! You could tie on a small wooden spoon round the neck of the jar as well. The swing tags and labels finish them off beautifully, thank you Ruth!
Ooh, very nice … Seriously thinking that a “cookies in a jar” gift may be just what I need to finish off a gift for a friend who is just starting to experiment with cooking/baking – even she could manage this!!
I did this for a friend who insisted that she couldn’t cook a couple of years ago. She was so thrilled when she took her batch of cookies from the oven that she now bakes all the time!
Such a lovely gift!
My grand daughters would love this, they are keen bakers
Great Idea!
They look fantastic, I think they will make great pressies for kids & adults alike, brilliant, thanks!
What a great idea. I love cookies!
Great idea. Could give these for childrens gifts with a little wooden spoon
What a brilliant idea!
Just the type of present I would love to get. I will definitely be making a few of those to give as presents. I might even make one for myself!
Fabulous idea! x
Lovely looking presents and useful too.
What a fantastic idea, will need to start saving jars 🙂
perfect gift for my secret santa at work to add that extra touch , thanks.
Thank you for the tip of making a funnel with paper. I need to try it!
fab idea, they look great.
if someone gave one to me as a gift, i would be over the moon.
love them xx
Love this idea!! X
What a fiendishly clever idea! Love the tags and labels, they just make it.
Brilliant idea!! Thank you
They look divine and I bet they taste it too!
Have baked cookies in a jar for church fete, used different jars, these ones have given me more ideas,Thanks Ruth
These look great! would love to make them with the kids : )
Fabulous idea for my foodie christmas gift list. so many things to make/bake and then gift.
What a great idea!
Looks delish even unbaked in the jar!
LOVE this! 🙂
Mmm cookies!
love the tags will make a great present for my cooking mad sister in law 🙂
Oh wow that looks amazing, a very good gift for anyone i think 🙂
Moring Ruth,
These are a fab idea. The local gift shop near where I work sells something similar to these but not as pretty. They cost a fortune so thanks for a brilliant recipe idea x.
These are fantastic! Ive been wanting to make some of these for years, but never really known how to go about doing them. Thanks ruth! xxx
Great idea!
I just made some of these yesterday! But to another recipe 🙁
Great idea!
Lovely gift idea.
Lovely idea x
Fantastic idea going to give them as teacher gifts
Those cookies are fantastic – favourite with my work colleagues. Great Christmas present idea!
These are such a wonderful idea and I can’t wait to show my friend them….Thanks, I just love your website!
These look fab, I think I will be having a go of these for Xmas presents
Wonderful idea!
[And our chickens are taking a rest from laying, too. Jane Austen had one of her characters recommending feeding the chickens minced beef to keep them laying over winter, but we’ve never tried it!]
Oh going to steal that idea. Great.
Love cookies. Thank you.
What a lovely idea looks fab!
Ooh! Now there’s a thought…….(raids cupboard for kilner jars)
Secret Santa present sorted!! Thanks Ruth 🙂
Great idea!
This would be a lovely present that is really unique to you.
Very pretty – love the recipe and the labels!
Think I’ll just make myself a batch!
Adore this idea, gets the kids to be creative too
I’m sooo happy you have done this!
I’ve been looking for a recipe like this for ages to do for my sister-in-law! Thank you!
Looks lovely!
What a very clever idea! A gift to get people baking. Thank y ou
homemade presents are the best
A wonderful idea. Similar to one that my grandchildren did for their teachers last Christmas.
What a fabulously great gift idea
What a fab idea. Think I might make some of these for teacher presents.
these love scrummy, going to try these and give them as gifts. thanks & Merry xmas
What a great idea.
Something else to add to my secret santa x
They look lovely
more shopping,less housework!!
Amazing gift idea, though think the first person getting a gift of these will be me!! The cookies look yummy
Such pretty jars!
fantastic idea…i love cookies.x
Lovely idea, putting it on my ‘to-do’ list.x
Great idea!
Just how many more brilliant ideas have you got Ruth?!! These are fab-u-lous!
Brilliant idea!!! love it!
I will certainly be trying this!
Lovely idea
brilliant idea!
Such a lovely and unique gift, never seen anything like it before!
They look great!
These are a fab idea!! I would love this as a pressie and I know a few people who would love these too!! Will certainly be giving some of these out at christmas.
xx
Fabulous idea. Thank you.
I did something like this a couple of years ago but they didn’t look anywhere near as good as these do. I found it too hard to give them away though. I’d just end up baking them myself, eating half and giving the rest as a present (in a smaller box mind…)
another fab addition for a hamper – thank you x
A great idea, perfect for my sister whose not a great cook!
I’m afraid I’d probably end up keeping this gift for myself!! Lovely idea 🙂
What a great idea!!
love all these Christmas gift ideas 😀
i think these are a really good idea and are great gifts xx
great gift
Gorgeous looking cookies and a useful jar to refill later.
MMmm Gorgeous!
*sqeeeeeee* so cute with the little labels and ribbons 🙂
Great idea! An alternative to sweeties in a jar!
Love this idea.
Love the idea and the beautiful ribbon
Ive always wondered how these work 😉
These make a fab gift – made some last year with the kids & they gave them to their school friends!
What a novel idea I love homemade presents 🙂
Perfect for Cookie Monsters everywhere!
What a brilliant idea – I have bought my niece a baking set and will make her one of these to go along with it!
wow,what a great idea,i will definately be making some of these for gifts.
Such a fabulous idea that I most definitely will use! Such a big help, you truly are inspirational Ruth!
What an absolutely fabulous idea. Now just got to decide who I could make these for other than myself.
Such a beautiful gift idea
I love these
Great idea, TVM
Nice idea, just have to decide who to give it to…
Fab idea! Will make great teacher gifts & the boys can make the labels 🙂
So creative, and so many different variations you could do. Oat and raisin for me, I think!
Great idea!
Lovely, thanks, that’s teachers’ presents sorted!
Great idea my daughter will loves this xx
Beautiful x
Absolutely wonderful gift idea, I will defo be trying it, thank you lovely
Such a beautiful gift
This is a definate for some of my friends, thank you for such a great present idea x
I’ve given these as gifts before, they are a great idea!
Had thought about doing something like this and now have no excuse as you’ve made it all so easy especially with the lovely labels too! Thankyou!
a lovely idea
This is a great idea. Seen people do it with Xmas cake before but this is lovely. 🙂
Wonderful idea!
I had something similar last year from my brother & sister in law. the recipe was slightly different but I still thought “what a FAB idea” & who doesn’t need a kilner jar? It’s DEF something I’m doing for my cooking buddies this year. Great Tags & ribbons.
What a wonderful idea for a present – love it xx
What a great gift idea! I’ve not seen those before! x
What a fab gift idea 🙂
What a fab idea!! You are a clever old bean Ruth!!
OOh love home made gifts, not only does it mean i get to make something, but it means I can give it away and make someone else happy and still fit in my jeans! Lovely idea as always.
What a great idea, I’ll make my godson one of these when he’s old enough!
Lovely idea!
Fantastic idea and the cookies look great x
These would make such lovely and thoughtful gifts. You have such fab baking ideas.
lovely gift idea for kids to make!
Great idee for teachers presents, might even give one to the Postie 🙂
fantastic idea! 🙂
What a lovely gift idea
Think I might make these for the Xmas fair.
<3 the labels, so festive
Just lovely. I might make these for myself so when the mood takes me everything is already all weighed out!
This is a lovely idea.
I love this idea, so wholesome and thrifty! 🙂
love it. my sons play school wouuld love this idea for their Christmas fund raiser.
Lol! I was in Ike last night buying jars to do exactly this with! Thanks for another great recipie 🙂
Love this idea!
Teachers pressies sorted! – Thanks Ruth x
Lovely stocking filler idea.
How perfect I was thinking of giving these as gifts to my friends this Christmas! Thanks Ruth
I love the “Day 5- cookies in a jar” and i think it will make a very thoughtful gift for teachers, so defy gonna help my 6-year old daughter to fill ’em up. 😉
PS: Your “zingy lemon curd” went really well as a gift at the end of school year.
Thanks for making our lives much easier, Ruth. 😀
My girls loved doing these gifts themselves – they cannot wait to take them to schools 🙂
Started preparing to make these for teachers gifts – got a great deal in Kilner type jars from tesco £1.50 each
Brilliant! x
These look so good! Would make such a nice present 🙂
I should totally make my Mum one so she can bake something while I’m overseas at Uni. She misses my baking whilst I’m gone so at least this would tide her over until I got back 😉
So simple yet so effective, I made cookies as gifts last year, this idea is great and less time consuming 🙂 x
I’m going to make these with my daughter during the holidays
Fab gift idea
What a brilliant idea, I’d love to receive one myself!
Wow what a simple idea for a lovely gift. I’ve got loads of teachers and helpers to sort presents for, this looks like a great idea!
The ideal gift for so many people.
Really want to make these. look great!
Wow, what a hamper this is turning into! – And this idea for cookies in a jar is brilliant 🙂
Brilliant gift idea!
Love your recipe for the cookies – it sounds scrummy! Have done this sort of thing before but this recipe sounds better than the one I did! Thanks Ruth!
What a great pressie!
Love love love these 🙂
What a lovely gift!
Brilliant!
PERFECT IDEA FOR A PRESSIE FOR MY NIECE. X
These look lovely, wish I’d thought of using a funnel when I made these last year.
Amazing!!!!!x
Those labels are amazing and make these look likeprofessional gifts!
What a beautiful idea!
I am so making these up this weekend! Love them! xxx
What awesome timing! I am making something similar for a secret Santa present today!
Absolutely brilliant – off to Ikea for some jars and teenage daughter wants to make some for school friends – love love love them – thank you !!!
What a totally fabby idea!
The excitement is building 🙂
Wow these are fab – I am already sorted for gifts this year but will start saving large jars ready for next year!!
How Fab!! are these 🙂 loving them xx
Yum!
what a fabulous gift!
What a wonderful idea!
What an amazing idea. Especially for people who’s kids like to cook.
I’d definitely like one under my tree!
I hope my jars turn out as posh as these! Still – as long as the cookies taste good …
Lovely idea – def be trying these!
cookies yummmy!
so want to make these!!!!
think im going jar shopping at the weekend 🙂
Love it. Now going to get some jars. Great presents for budding bakers. Thanks xx
These look fb, I’ve never seen anything like them before
Awesome Christmas gift
Love it just love it, am totally making these for wee Christmas stocking fillers love it! xx
What a lovely idea.
These look fantastic and so professional too. Bet they work out far cheaper that the ready made ones that the shops sell!
Brilliant – ideal pressie for my Sister this Christmas.
these are lovely, made something similar for my sister last year and she loved them! The hamper is amazing too, hope I win!!!!!
I love this idea!!! I always do a unique gift for my sister, I think this year it will be this one!!!!
What a lovely idea for a present.We just finished of a recipe for life cook book and this is giving us ideas for next year !
Found some kilner jars stored in my Dad’s shed, so now have a good use for them.
Chocolate chip and fudge!!!!!! I WANT SOME NOW!
What a great idea!
Love cookies!
great idea
You are such a star. I was planning on doing some of these for Christmas gifts, you have just made my task SO much easier. Thank you xx
What a brilliant idea, I can feel a home made christmas coming on.
what a lovely idea for presents! might have to make some festive ones 🙂
What a clever and unique idea – will definately be putting these together! Thanks.
These luck yummy, just took up home cooking and will certainly be adding these to my scrap book! xxx
Great idea!
Thank you, thank you, thank you brilliant idea
These look fantastic! I will do some and give them to friends with a box of my hens’ eggs…
This hamper is going to be the PERFECT christmas gift, whoever wins it (she says crossing her fingers and toes, shuts eyes and making a wish)
Lynetta
Fab! This is on my to do list…I wondered if they’d include jar size, as I figured too much space = not layered any more, and 3 jars wouldn’t have the same effect! Lol 🙂
Ruth am I doing something wrong along the way? I cannot see my comment for yesterday I am positive I entered………or are my old eye deceiving me lol? I have entered todays just now.x
I can’t see your comment from yesterday, please leave another one on yesterdays post x
Great gift for a 10 year old girl who loves cooking!
lovely – but whne I give a gifts I’ll probably be roped in to help make them – with a few glasses of wine along the way so will be fun!
What a brilliant idea!
What a brilliant idea wish i had thought of that one, very good Ruth xx
Just about to start Xmas fair baking for school. Shame it’s a bit late to make these as they are beautiful x
They look gorgeous! Another fab idea!
This is such a great idea. I think i am going to have to pinch it 🙂
Fab idea!!
Off to make these for my little neice’s, they love to Bake, so I’ll do a different one for each of them…. think I may do one for the Secret Santa at work..
They remind me of those glass ornaments you get on the Isle of Wight with all the different colours of sand in them. These look great.
I did something similar to this for Christmas Presents last year, when money was tight. They went down a treat with Friends/Family. These look really nice with the lovely labels to print…I’ll be sure to give them a go. Thanks X
Perfect gift for my sister and mother in law. I never know what to get them!
Lovely idea, I have lots of empty jars that I never know what to do with them
Intrigued by the idea of oil in the recipe-does this work as well as butter?
Wonder if I can make cookie mix art like those sand art things when I was a kid?!!
I started off trying to develop a recipe with melted butter but the oil works far better and is easier to manage for non-baking recipients x
Oooooohhhh another lovely gift idea 😉 maybe this should be my gifts 🙂 hooray!!! Sorted
A Brilliant idea simple but very effective
Beautiful gift to give someone.
Those would be a lovely gift.
Really pretty! What a great idea!! 🙂
What a great idea
Absolutely gorgeous! I know so many keen bakers who would love these jars for Christmas.
I so know some one who would love this idea.
These would make such good presents … thinking about this for xmas pressies !!!
Think my greedy lot would rather skip this stage and go straight to the finished cookies!
Yummy!
What a super idea. Lots of variations would work. Seeds for me!
Great gift idea!
What a brilliant idea!
Another wonderful and inspirational idea, I am loving your website – thank you.
Lovely idea! x
What a brilliant idea.
This is such perfect timing, I have to do these on Friday anyway and now this will be my chosen recipe, fudge chunks are the way forward!
What a lovely idea, and the labels and tags are a great finishing touch.
Was planning on doing something like this – look great & many thanks for the instruction labels saving me a job!
another brilliant idea
Such a nice idea 🙂
Ooh, teacher pressies sorted 🙂 x x
Would certainly make a great gift idea if you can’t think of what to buy someone
What a lovely idea and nicely presented the perfect ‘fresh’ present!
Now off to find some jars worthy of these delicious sounding cookies. May have to ask my daughter to make one of these as a gift for me!!
Thats the prezzies for my nephew and nieces sorted, thank you
Excellent idea xxx
Lovely quirky present
Can’t wait to get baking!
Nice idea and so expensive to buy in the shops
I am planning on doing this for some friends this year – white choc chip cookies and chocolate orange muffins. Though I doubt mine will look as good as these! xoxo
Great idea! I already have passion fruit curd, arancello and truffles on my list of homemade foodie gifts for this year and these will be a fantastic addition!
A unique idea..one of those money can’t buy ones!
Love this idea! 🙂
Thanks again Ruth!
Yummy idea…love the tags too
I will be making these jars up! Do I just add butter x
Another excellent gift idea.
what a great idea
Fantastic idea, will be doing 4 for my grandsons.
What a great idea for a Xmas pressie
Wonderful idea!
what a lovely idea
These jars are a lovely gift idea, I’ll defintely be putting a few together to go into my Christmas gift hampers.
Wish someone would make me this for christmas! 🙁
What a perfect gift idea! x
These sound like a great idea.
what a great idea!! to the rescue again for christmas x
What a fabulous idea for a present, lovely x
Love these as gifts – have made a few for childrens’ friends.
My two young nieces will love these for Christmas,
Thanks for the idea
Merry Christmas
A perfect present, they look so professional.
Hi Ruth
Love this idea,it has so many possibilities.
Know what i will be making for christmas presents.
Julie
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Love, love, love this idea! It’s my plan for teacher presents this year 😉 x
Lovely gift for school teachers
What a lovely idea, would love to receive one!
Love this, what an amazing idea. I think the fudge would go missing before it was time to put it in the jar though!
Yum
Another great idea that is something a bit different 🙂 x
I’ve seen this done lots but never so pretily, secret santa present sorted! 🙂
They look fab. I would be really pleased if someone gave me one of these!
lovely idea and the tags look so pretty.
This is one of these great ideas. So simple and I think everyone will love them. A definite must !
Will try these out on my hubby! Mmmmm! 🙂
My friends are all getting these for Christmas! Thanks Ruth for such a fantastic idea!
Delicious, but maybe too tempting to eat rather than give away!!
I just hungry reading these posts, anything I bake goes mostly into my stomach, which is a prob
What a great idea. Perfect for secret Santa too!
great giveaway
That’s all my pressies sorted – cookies in a jar – they look amazing, and what fun for the kids xx
Great idea Ruth people can make their own instead of demanding yours lol x
What a lovely idea!! Also great to see a business being promoted from my home town of Manchester!!!Fab prizes!!!!
Oh Fudge! What a fantastic idea!
Wow what a fantastic gift idea. What size are the jars approx may I ask?
Whoops, just re-read it! Sorry!
Yummy idea…love the tags too
Another fab idea, spoilt for choice as always xx
WOW! I love these and now have 5 friends Christmas pressies all ready. Thank you
This is such an adorable gift idea; always something I have wanted to do and thanks to your tutorial, it now does not seem so intimmidating – thanks Ruth xx
Love these! Yummy :-p
Amazing, what a fabulous gift idea!!!
I did something similar (christmas muffin mix) for my children’s teachers and tied a wooden spoon to the jar. Great gift
How cute and they seem so simple to make as well. I can’t believe how much some places charge for these.
Great gift idea and I love the tip about using the paper funnel 😉
I love this idea, I am a crafter as well as a baking fan so I get to combine my 2 great hobbies and give great gifts at the same time.
Hi Ruth, do the jars need to be sterilised before you fill them? x
Just make sure they are washed in hot soapy water and then completely dry x
This is such a splendid idea. What about the other ingredients needed to actually make the cookies? Or have I stupidly missed that bit?
Sorry should have said – the rest of the instructions are on the label – doh! silly me! Just need the addition of 1 egg and veg or sunflower oil x
Beautiful and novel idea, Ruth. Thanks again :)x
What a lovely idea
What a brilliant idea!
Can’t wait to make them!!
New inspiration every day!! Think my friends & family will love their pressies this year and I’ll save a fortune!
great idea – I’m doing similar for god daughter but with my ginger bread men recipe – such a great gift x
Definitely a good Christmas gift
Fab idea!
Am going to do one of these for both my nieces. Fab idea. Why can’t i think of these things! (sighs jealously)
Such great gifts!
Lovely to give and to receive.The gorgeous tags add that extra special finishing touch.Thanks Ruth for sharing another super idea.
Ooooh, I received a commercial version of one of these once, and it was great fun. This is such a great idea for a gift!
Yum yum, great idea, they look great before they’re made and I’m sure they taste great where they’re done too!
These are amazing!!! So innovative & easy to do. Thanks for this 🙂 x
How fantastic!
They are selling something similar in our office canteen for £7.95 a jar!
crikey! x
I love these, I’d be so happy with one of these as a gift xx
I make these for brownies (in 2 jars) and give them as a gift with the Brownie tin too- Lovely!
lovely idea
What a fabulous idea! One of my favourite restaurants in Belgrade serves puddings in jars. The jaffa cake one was layers of chocolate and orange. Mmmmm!
Genius! What a fab gift idea. Great way to keep the kids occupied on Boxing Day 🙂
Such a great idea! Look absolutely gorgeous! X
Such a beautiful and unique idea for a present. I know exactly who I’m going to make these for!
I haven’t started my Christmas shopping yet, this is fab!
You’re amazing! I was delighted last year by your 12 days, but you overdid it! 🙂
You’ve just solved my problem of what to buy all the teachers!
Great ide and chance to go all out festively in terms of decor/packaging and ingredients. A friend is a mum of two children and enjoys doing various activities with them. A cookie jar would be an ideal present for the three of them to do and also enjoy.
This is such an excellent gift, especially for friends who don’t tend to bake often so don’t keep ingredients in the cupboard usually.
nice cheap easy present that looks nice
Another present dilemma solved – thankyou
Wow, now they are really original. Kind of wish you weren’t so inventive because my baking to do list is getting kind of big now!
Mine always look ‘rustic’ but the fab labels will turn me into a pro this year (fingers crossed)!
Beautiful, what a good idea!
great gift idea from the heart x
Loving this Fab idea…simple with style.
What a novel idea for a gift.. Perfect for the friend who has everything
will definitely give these out.
Yummy!
the basket is filling up nicely
I love this idea – people are always saying they want my (actually, your) recipes all the time – now they can DIY!
Brilliant idea for gifts. Think l’ll also make up a couple of spare jars to have handy in my cupboard over Christmas. Santa is going to be very well fed this year 🙂
Great ider
Going to try these on the weekend and will let you know!!! I have the perferct people in mind who would love these as xmas presents!!
So cute! Really nice gift idea 🙂
Have just been out to buy the chocolate chips and fudge, and have printed off the instruction labels – now for some fun making these. What a great idea, Pink Whisk!
What a brilliant idea – how clever you are – that’s my niece and nephew sorted – A great idea for them to take back to uni!!!!
How cool is that!
Lovely gift idea:) merry Christmas xxx
Wish me luck everyone as about to marzipan my christmas cake thanks for the step by step instructions The Pink Whisk
Great present idea and fab easy cookie recipe, will definitely try this one!
I was looking for a new “in an jar” recipe for my Christmas hampers!!!! Thank you!!!!
What a wonderful idea …fun to make and fun to receive!
OOOOh, this hamper is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – and I would really love it!!! Fabulous ideas as well, loving reading your daily email xx
What a fab gift idea – look scrummy and the labels are a divine finishing-off point! Thank you1
My cousin gave me something like this last year and I loved it x
You have really inspired me with this site – you have never failed to impress my taste buds! Thank you!
These are so cute!
What a great idea!
Love the font on the labels. Would you / anyone happen to know what it is please? Thanks in anticipation of your reply 🙂
Fantastic idea, and I just saw one of the above comments about Jars from Tesco for £1.50 – I’m off to get some now!
What a fantastic idea!
Such a lovely gift – it makes me want to make them over and over but just not sure I know enough people to give them out too!!!
And thank you for keeping me inspired to bake – enjoy getting your updates
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Great idea.
Love it!
Made muffins in a jar one year & they were recieved really well, people loved making the end result:)
Beautiful, I love things like these and even sell them myself!
Pretty sure I commented on this yesterday but can’t seem to see it anywhere! 🙁 thought I better comment again just incase! X
These look awesome.
Post bookmarked because I know there’s no chance of me getting organised to do them as gifts this year – but next… =)
I love the idea of cookie mix in a jar and yours looks lovely, another idea I’ll be trying for presents this year hopefully xx
I absolutely LOVE this idea. So fantastic to see it all brought together like this.
Thank you- with 14 teachers/ta’s we’d like to give a present to, this is great for the girls to set up an assembly line ! I’ll check IKEA for a cheap jar alternative, if not we did a couple of ‘practice runs’ last night using the cheapest pickled onion/beetroot jars (dishwashered)at around 36p – the girls loved making them and we cooked one lot (white/milk choc chip) tonight -DELICIOUS ! Got a mix of ‘choc chip & hazlenut’ now ready in jar for tomorrow.
Brilliant! Pickled onions with everything?! xx
This is such a brilliant idea. How do you come up with this!?
Love the festive labels x
Great idea, I will be making these, and the sleigh, plus I have just iced your Christmas tree stars cake, thank you for all the easy to follow recipes with handy tips pink whisk!
Such a brilliant gift idea and so simple too – love the little tags too!
That is Saturdays job, start making these for gifts.
Thank you Ruth, I had an idea to do this for my nieces this year and have been looking for a recipe to ‘put in a jar’ but you, as usual, have come to my rescue! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
what a fab idea x
brilliant idea
Going to make these for my nieces I think
Lovely idea!
Such a fab idea xx
Done my hampers for this year but these will definitely go in next years. Great idea! So pretty.
Amazing present idea, I love to give homemade presents it seems so much more special! Thanks!
Great gift idea!! 🙂
Will defiantly try this one!
I saw these at a local market starting at £5-6 each! I’m fairly sure they were smaller too.
what a sweet gift to make xoxo
Wow this is a great idea! Perfect for my younger cousin i had no idea what to get for christmas!!
Fantastic gift idea!
Homemade gifts like these warm the heart of the baker and the receiver. Thank you for sharing such wonderful things with us.
i absolutely love this idea – will have to give it a go 🙂
Have rushed out to buy the jars and the labels etc today!! Can’t wait to get layering 🙂
What instructions wud u add? What temp how long and what’s the wet ingredient u add to bind it??
Found the tags. Thanks
Sorry, the instructions are on the labels so didn’t include them in the post! You need to add 2 tbsps vegetable or sunflower oil plus 1 large egg. They bake at 180c fan for 6-8 mins x
Great Idea, thank you
These look great, I want to try doing them
awesome,always wanted to make these for someone
What a great gift idea!
I am so doing this for christmas presents, thank you x
This prize looks awesome, I would be like a kidding a sweet shop rummaging through this 😉
This prize looks awesome
Yum. What a great idea!
This is a fab idea. My friend gives hampers of home made goodies for Christmas presents, and this would be a great addition.
getting better every day.
Love this! I’d want to keep them though! X
Another great idea
Great idea for a pressie, just pour, mix and bake…simples
These are such a good idea, I’m assuming they work for all flavours, you could even make a few and outdone in the cupboard ( this is what I’m going to do anyway)
Thanks
Amy x
My children made some if these today, I have three floury boys!!
great for giving as presents
Lovely and so easy. I might have a go at these with my Brownie pack next year. We made snowman soup this year!
This is one of the cutest DIY baking xmas gifts i have ever seen.
Such a wonderful gift idea. Based on everyone’s comments there are lots of variations to try. Can’t wait to give these a go! Thanks so much Ruth!
I bought the items for this at the weekend as they are going to make perfect Christmas presents for budding young bakers!
Looking good!
oops now i have to deal with my separation anxiety from my storage jars! ( wonder if i can ask for them back?)
Certainly going to make some of these, a great gift for kids
A fabulous idea for gifts….personal but cheap to make too…planning to make some this week.
Great gift idea… I know a few people who would love one of these for Christmas… I’d better get to it! x
I’ve made these as gifts in the past and they are always well received x
Really cute idea for presents x
excellent idea. x
looking very festive
What a lovely gift idea 🙂
Another item on my presents make-list
Ooh what a great idea!! Thank you! X
these look great
Perfect present
What a great idea. This is a definite pressie for a great sister.
very stylish
Great idea
What a great idea and lovely present!
Everyone i know is getting these this year!!!!
I’ve been looking for a great recipe for cookies in a jar so that I can give them out to my friends for Christmas. I’ll definitely be doing these.
I have been searching for a UK recipe for ages. Thank you!!!!
such a clever idea, they look too cute!
These are a fab idea, great for the kids to make and their friends to receive!
I completely love these and have been out to buy the kilner jars and chocolate bits ready. Am desperate to share your idea with lots of friends, but can’t until after Christmas, as this is what they are all going to get!!!
I love these, I’ve made some white chocolate and cranberry versions to go in christmas hampers making to give as gifts 🙂 I’m a little obsessed with jars at the moment – I just think they’re so cute!
These are brilliant as an inexpensive end-of-term gift for teacher with a label hand-made by pupil. Should sell well at the school fete too.
My cousin did one of these for me last Christmas, fantastic idea.
Lovely idea, think I might make these for my colleagues – a different flavour for each of them.
I love this as a present for teachers – easy, not too expensive and nice thought-out 🙂
Excellent gift idea!
Another fab idea thanks!
I absolutely LOVE this idea… Will be doing it for some of my husband’s Italian family – they love everything different! 🙂
Such a clever idea!
Fabulous gift – need to quit work to make time to try out all these recipes!
I love this one!
This is an excellent gift idea.
These are on my to do list for the weekend. More christmas presents that will be home made. Thank you Ruth.
I love this as a great Xmas gift. Deffo sending some out!
A simple gift idea, ideal for the Christmas fair.
Great idea for a gift! I think even my very kitchen-adverse sister might be persuaded to make cookies if she was given all the right ingredients. They look so Christmassy too.
Really think this is an original and useful idea for Christmas presents
These are a fab idea! Would be great for my sister who is convinced she cant bake
I just love love love this idea – thanks Ruth!
Really simple and looks so good! x
Love this!!
lovely
These are such a good idea – I have done ‘next years Christmas cake’ jar/boxes for people using your recipe, these can go on next years idea list
Can’t thank you enough for this, as been lookin or an idea for a ‘fussy’ friend – this will be perfect! THANK YOU. x
great idea 🙂
What a thoughtful way to share the love of baking with a friend. So simple, but will bring so much joy in the receiving, baking and eating!xx
What a lovely gift idea!
I’m going to make these for teachers presents!
I got something like this one year. Your look really beautiful though – I think it’s the labels that really make it.
We can’t afford Christmas presents for a lot of our friends this year, but this looks like a cheap way to say that they’re in our thoughts.
Brilliant idea.
Will be trying this with my daughter x
brilliant idea
Must go jar shopping …
great idea
What a fun & original present idea: I’m going to have a go @ these this year.
These are so cute!
Claire
perfect reasonably priced gift, great for putting together a few for unexpected guests.
I’ve only just got round to reading this post. A great gift idea and lovely stickers and tags to go with it. Bookmarking it now!
A really excellent idea, and always so beautiful. Thanks, Ruth!
I’ll definitely be adding these to my secret santa gift!
Ruth, these are just splendid! Perfect for my boyfriend’s little brother who I might have accidentally got into baking… Teehee!
I’m not sure he likes oats though, unfortunately – can these be substituted? Thanks! X
Not really a straight forward swop for the oats but depending on the reason for not liking them they can be ground to a fine powder in the food processor first and then there’s no tell tale look of oats! x
Thank you Ruth for inspiring me to finally have a go making these. Post now up on my blog.
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I’ve been making cookie jar kits since about 2009, first as Christmas gifts for girlfriends and then as ‘end of year’ thank yous for my son’s teachers. Its now a tradition and a challenge for me to come up with a new recipe each year! This year its going to be white chocolate and dried raspberries. PS love trying out your other recipes! Now back to making the flapjacks for sunny days on the beach!….
Hi,
Just wanted to ask how do you make the actual cookies? How much egg and butter do you add to the mixture? Thanks in advance! Xx
All the instructions for making the cookies and baking are on the printable label if you have a look there.
Have just made a couple of these to say thanks to some work friends, they look amazing and I can’t wait to try them myself!
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Hi, I love handmade gifts and these are just perfect. Can I ask how far in advance they can be made and will stag fresh for?
Amazing idea! Thank you for sharing!
Just wondered how far in advance people would make these? They shouldn’t go off or go funny should they?
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They should be fine Amy- they can be made well in advance x
Hi, loving these and also the fact the measurements are in good old english and not cups! If I wanted to use 1 litre jars is it just a case of doubling the recipe or do I stick with the stated amount of baking powder, etc?
Yes you can double the recipe in it’s entirety xx
I’ve just stumbled across this recipe and will definitely be making some for my son and his friends as gifts. I’ve used the link for the labels but I can’t seem to find them do you know if they’ve stopped making them?
Ignore my last comment I found them, DOH!