Sometimes I think …”ok I’ve got this…I can do the mommy things, the blog things and the Christmas things” ….but most of the time I’m just over here hanging on by a thread.

If you’re anything like me and tend to leave a few things till the last minute, and …. so inevitably you’re still on the hunt for a last-minute Christmas gift, I’ve got you covered. The best part about this one is you might not even need to leave the house (just raid your own pantry)!

Last weekend my MIL and I were doing our annual Christmas baking and we decided to create our own Mason Jar Cookie gifts. I’ve always wanted to make these, so I was pretty excited to give it a try.

Well, it took us quite a few tries to get our recipe right and to fit everything into the jars, but when we did, we were really excited about it! So, I’ve decided to share the recipe with all of you, just in case you wanted to make White Chocolate and Cranberry Christmas Cookies or wanted to give this as a gift.

I’ve also created a printable recipe for you to add to your jars, so it’s super simple!

 

Mason Jar Christmas Cookies

Dry Ingredients (the ones you stack in the jar)

1 ¼ cup of flour

½ tsp baking soda

¼ Tsp Salt

½ Cup of Rolled Oats

1/3 Cup of White Sugar

1/3 Cup of Brown Sugar

1/3 Cup of Dried Cranberries

½  Cup of White Chocolate Chips

 

Directions (For the Jar)

1. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl before adding to the jar.
2. Place/ stack all the ingredients in the Jar in the order listed above (be sure to do it starting with the flour and working your way to the top following the order listed above to be sure that they layer well).

 

Directions for Baking

*(Attach these directions to your Jar or just use the free printable below)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line two baking sheets with Parchment paper
3. Mix 1/3 cup of butter (softened), 1 egg and ¾ tbs of vanilla.
4. Add dry ingredients (contents of jar) and mix until well combined.
5. Drop rounded table spoons of cookies onto lined cookie sheets. They expand in the oven so be sure they are spaced out well.
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes
7. Let cool on baking sheets for 3-5 min and then transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.

 

Happy Holidays!

Xo

Vanessa

 

Free Printable!

 

White Chocolate and Cranberry Christmas Cookies

Directions for Baking

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper
3. Mix 1/3 cup of butter (softened), 1 egg and ¾ tbs of vanilla.
4. Add dry ingredients (contents of jar) and mix until well combined.
5. Drop rounded table spoons of cookies onto lined cookie sheets.
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
7. Let cool on baking sheets for 3-5 min.
8. Transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.