Mason Jar Cookies!

I was searching on Pintrest the other day, and yeah I know that makes me sound like a 35 year old women, but I'm okay with that. I knew that I wanted to at something inexpensive for my aunts and uncles that I don't really see to often. I came across these Santa cookies, and I fell in love. They are the perfect thing and they are so cheep to make. I proceeded to use this recipie that I found on http://www.culdesaccool.com/2012/11/14/5-diy-holiday-baked-gifts-in-a-jar-with-free-printable-recipe-tags/ 

1 quart mason jar

1 mason jar funnel

1 1/3 cup all purpose flour (make sure you level off the flour)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup quick oats 

3/4 cup M&M's

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar 

Fill to the top with chocolate chips

So my friend and I set out to make these, skipping our last Christmas dance, but it was so worth it. 

I love this recipie, but I do have a few tweaks that I did.

Instead of mixing the flour, baking soda, powder and the salt just put the flour in first and then the other three. (When the person who you are giving it two mixed it up to bake, they will mix in evenly anyway.) Also, if you have a honey wand or tart shaper smash the brown sugar down after you are done putting it in because it will leave more room for the regular sugar and the chocolate chips. It also makes a cool effect with the brown sugar mixing in with the M&M's. 

For the tags I just printed out what they had available, but if you want to get all creative and make your own, feel free! When we cut them out, we used straight scissors, but made sure to leave one side connected to make it eaiser to attach. When you are baking, stuff gets everywhere, or at least that always seems to happen to me. So we decided to laminate the directions so they didn't get too messy. We then cut those out with a pair of wavy scissors, and put a star hole punch in the corner, making sure to not cut any directions off. 

Then we took green, white and red ribbon and tied them around the top of the jar, attaching the directions and making a cute little add on. If you wanted to cut out fabric and put it betweent the stopper thing and the twist on lid, that would also be a cute idea, but honestly I was just too lazy to go buy fabric and cut them all out! 

I love how these turned out and if anyone tires them, be sure to leave more tips and tricks in the comments below! 

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