With just two ingredients, you can create the perfect gift in a jar! Cookies in a jar is easy, inexpensive, and a delicious treat that everyone will enjoy receiving. Made with boxed cake mix and the add-ins of your choice, this gift is fully customizable!
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All you need is a box of cake mix in your favorite flavor and add-ins to customize the gift. I’ve even got printable gift tags to complete this gift in a jar with baking instructions! Easy peasy and customized to the recipient? Yes, please!
In case the recipient is a big fan of chocolate bars, I’ve got recipes specifically for Snickers, Milky Way, and Reese’s Pieces cookies in a jar. Looking for a theme? Try out the Aloha Cookies or Candy Corn cookie mix – all gifted in mason jars!
Mason jars are great for gift giving! They hold all of the items nicely and cut down on paper bags and waste. Plus, when you give gifts in mason jars, you leave the recipient with a jar they can reuse!
Two Ingredient Cookies in a Jar
Ingredients and supplies for cookie mix in a jar:
- One box of cake mix in the flavor of your choice
- Any other mix in (plenty of ideas below!)
- Quart-sized mason jar with lid
- Free gift tag
- Ribbon for adding the gift tag
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How to Assemble Cookie Mix in a Jar
To start, add the entire contents of the cake mix to the mason jar. Press down with a spoon so you have plenty of room for the add-ins!
Make sure the lip of the jar is free of any leftover cake mix. Then, fill up the remainder of the jar with any choice of mix-ins! I usually use about a cup to a cup and a half of add-ins. It really depends on the size of the ingredients.
Be sure to chop candy bars but smaller items like chocolate chips and M&Ms can be left whole.
Then, print the gift tags on card stock and use a ribbon to tie on the gift tag with the instructions!
A few ideas for your mix in:
- Snickers
- Milky Way
- Reese’s Pieces
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- Chocolate Chips (one variety or a mix of tons of varieties)
- Butterscotch Chips
- M&Ms
- Twix Bars
- Butterfingers
- Almond Joy
- Oreos
- Heath Bars
- Rolos
- any other candy/chocolate that the recipient loves!
How to Bake the Cookies
The instructions are provided on the tags above for your gift recipient and listed below. You can see that these cookies are easy as well as delicious!
- 1 jar cookie mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix eggs and oil well.
- Add in cookie mix and stir.
- Drop by rounded tablespoon onto cookie sheet.
- Bake 8-9 min
Y’all enjoy and start coming up with combinations for everyone on your gift-giving list. These cookie gifts in a jar are an easy way to show your friends and family that you care.
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Supplies
- One box of cake mix in the flavor of your choice
- Any other mix in about 1-1 1/2 cups
- Quart-sized mason jar with lid
- Free gift tag
- Ribbon for adding the gift tag
Instructions
- Add your cake mix to the bottom of a wide mouth mason jar.
- Press down well with a spoon.
- Wipe sides of jar with a paper towel.
- Fill up the remainder of the jar with any of your mix ins! Be sure to chop candy bars but smaller items like chocolate chips and M&Ms can be left whole.
- Attach instructions and a gift tag and your cookies in a jar is ready for gift giving.
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This is such a great idea! I LOVE IT!!!
Holy cow! So simple!
How cute! I can even add inexpensive oven mitts to hang on the side. Thanks for sharing!
I LOVE it! This is such a great idea and so simple to do! I love that you only need to add 2 things to the jar, and attach a tag! The great thing is you can give this gift anytime of the year! Thank you for the idea!
I love giving jar gifts and I adore receiving them! You have the best ideas! Thank you so much for sharing at Celebrate It!
Am I miss the instructions on how to make these cookies?
The instructions for making them are on the tag. Just download the tag and get the instructions.
This is perfect timing, I found a half rack full of Mason jars at the thrift store, and was planning on making gifts – thank you for this great post!
What size mason jars do you recommend using? Pint or quart?
Thanks for sharing!
Definitely quart!
I read this entire post but did not see what to add to make the batter. Milk? Eggs? Water?
The instructions to make them are on the printable gift tags.
Fabulous idea! If you are using different cake or different candy, do you follow directions for the cake mix, or are there different measurements or bake times? Thanks so much. Can’t wait to try it.
Nope! You can use the same directions and mix and match. I have used it for several different types of cookies and it works every single time.
I’m reading this on my phone so I can’t find the list of wet ingredients, could you please post them, thank you so much.
Or email me
The list is on the tag for each of the gifts.
could you just use nuts or a combo of nuts and chips of some kind?
Of course! Just about anything works with this method.
Where is the download for instructions this is a very confusing post but was interested in making these!
Just click on each of the links if you want the specific tags to go with the examples.
Have you tried peppermint Pattie’s? Just wondering how it would turn out. I don’t want to mess up someone’s gift
I have not! Sorry!