Apparently homemade cookie mix is a thing as a gift, and I’m all for it! This mix fits just right in a 1 quart mason jar, allowing you to layer the ingredients like sand-art, to make a pretty gift that the recipient can, with a few extra ingredients, turn into tasty cookies. I haven’t done the jarring part, but I have done the sharing and eating, and these are some excellent cookies! They’re sturdy, and benefit from the contrast of the different chocolates between the chocolate chips and the Raisinets.

Ingredients:

For the gift:

• 1 quart sized, wide-mouth mason jar (something like these)
• a note card to write directions on
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup tightly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup Raisinets
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

To finish the cookies:

• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Layer the sugars, Raisinets, chocolate chips, flour, baking powder, and baking soda in the jar in whatever order you think looks nicest, pressing firmly after each addition.

Write the following directions on the card and attach to the jar, perhaps with ribbon:

“Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment.

Pour contents of jar in a large bowl and stir to until mixed. Add 1 lightly beaten egg, 1 room temperature stick of unsalted butter, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and mix together with your hands. The mixture will appear dry at first, but will eventually form a dough. Shape into walnut sized balls, and place 2″ apart on the lined sheets. Bake 13-15 minutes, until lightly golden at the edges. Cool 5 minutes on the pans, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.”

Super simple for, say, someone that just moved house and doesn’t have their entire kitchen unpacked, and delicious enough to bake again even not as a gift!

Raisinet Gift Cookie Mix

From AllRecipes.

For the gift:

• 1 quart sized, wide-mouth mason jar
• a note card to write directions on
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup tightly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup Raisinets
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

To finish the cookies:

• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Layer the sugars, Raisinets, chocolate chips, flour, baking powder, and baking soda in the jar in whatever order you think looks nicest, pressing firmly after each addition. Write the following directions on the card and attach to the jar, perhaps with ribbon:

“Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment.

Pour contents of jar in a large bowl and stir to until mixed. Add 1 lightly beaten egg, 1 room temperature stick of unsalted butter, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and mix together with your hands. The mixture will appear dry at first, but will eventually form a dough. Shape into walnut sized balls, and place 2″ apart on the lined sheets. Bake 13-15 minutes, until lightly golden at the edges. Cool 5 minutes on the pans, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.”