Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar

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.

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda


1
Mix the salt and baking soda in with the flour, then layer the
ingredients into the jar. Use scissors to cut a 9 inch-diameter circle
from calico. Place over lid and secure with rubber band. Tie on a raffia
or ribbon bow to cover rubber band.

2
Enclose a card with the following mixing and baking directions:

3
Chocolate Chip Cookies Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees
C).

4
Sift dry ingredients through a colander to separate the chocolate chips
from other ingredients.

5
Beat 1 cup of unsalted butter or margarine in a medium bowl. Beat
sifted ingredients into butter until blended.

6
In a small bowl, beat 1 egg with 1 teaspoon of vanilla.

7
Mix beaten egg mixture into butter mixture until blended. Stir in
chocolate chips.

8
Drop teaspoonfuls of batter, spaced well apart, onto a greased cookie
sheet. Bake 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
Makes 4 dozen