Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar is a fun and tasty gift for anyone that loves homemade chocolate chip cookies.
A mason jar (or any jar of your choosing) is filled to the brim with layers of pre-measured cookie mix ingredients.
Of course, the chocolate chips are the star of the show and what make this cookie mix so enticing.
To make the cookies, the recipient simply combines the cookie mix with butter, egg and vanilla and pops them in the oven.
In this recipe, I show you how to prepare a neatly layered cookie mix jar perfect for gift-giving.
And to help you decorate the jar for the holidays or anytime, I’ve included free gift tags with baking instructions that you can instantly download.
Why We Love this DIY Cookie Mix in a Jar Recipe
- This chocolate chip cookie mix in a jar recipe fits perfectly in a 1 quart mason jar. It’s a cost-effective gift and only takes 10 minutes to assemble. To make the cookie mix all you need is a bag of chocolate chips and a few standard baking ingredients.
- Jar cookie mix is an easy way to make bulk holiday gifts for friends, a hostess, teachers, bus drivers and co-workers. Basically, anyone that loves chocolate chip cookies will appreciate a jar of mix. Printable tags with baking instructions are included.
- Combined with butter, egg and vanilla, this classic chocolate chip cookie recipe makes gooey, chocolatey cookies and who doesn’t love a batch warm out of the oven? Cowboy Cookies in a Jar is another favorite.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix Ingredients
This list of ingredients is what you add to the jar to make the cookie mix.
- All-Purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- Light Brown Sugar
- Granulated Sugar
To make the chocolate chip cookies, the recipient of the jar needs to combine the mix with butter, egg and vanilla extract.
Chocolate Chips: My go-to brand of chocolate chips for cookies is Nestles, but use your favorite. I do, however, recommend using semi-sweet morsels and not milk chocolate since the recipe also contains lots of sugar.
Flour: This cookie recipe specifically calls for all-purpose flour. I do not suggest substituting it, but if you do, you may need to change the baking instructions for your gift recipient.
For instance, cookies made with almond flour may need more egg.
And oat flour may not fit in the one-quart mason jar since the ratio of substituting oat for all-purpose exceeds 1:1.
Sugars: A combination of brown sugar and white granulated sugar is key to making perfectly chewy chocolate chip cookies.
Serious Eats explains, white sugar contributes to the cookie’s puffiness, and brown sugar keeps it moist and chewy.
So should you use dark brown or light brown sugar?
For classic chocolate chip cookies, opt for light brown. Dark brown sugar has a stronger flavor of molasses which isn’t what we’re aiming for.
How to Layer the Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar
This cookie mix recipe fills a one-quart jar. It’s important to pack down layers as instructed below so the mix fits perfectly in the jar.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
- Using a funnel, add the flour mixture to a 1 quart wide mouth mason jar. Firmly pack down the flour. Carefully scrape edges of flour with a small rubber spatula to create a straight line.
- Add the chocolate chips to the jar. Carefully pack down without disturbing the flour.
- Layer firmly packed brown sugar on top of chocolate chips. Pour granulated sugar directly on brown sugar.
Detailed recipe and instructions are in recipe card at bottom of post.
Cookie Mix Layers:
Layer 1: Flour Mixture (bottom of jar)
Layer 2: Chocolate Chips
Layer 3: Brown Sugar
Layer 4: Granulated Sugar (top of jar)
Tip: Add a separator between layers 1 and 2; and layers 2 and 3. This keeps the layers nicely separated and makes it easier to remove the ingredients in groups for baking.
My Funnel Pick
This is my favorite canning funnel for making cookie mixes in jars! It fits regular and wide mouth mason jars and doesn’t wiggle around like a typical funnel.
Printable Cookie Mix Gift Tag with Baking Instructions
Be sure to attach the baking instructions to the jar for the recipient of this yummy gift.
You can either download my chocolate chip cookie gift tags (for personal use only) or write the instructions on a tag yourself.
The download is an 8.5×11″ pdf which includes includes (8) 3.5×2″ labels for any occasion and (8) 3.5×2″ holiday-themed gift tags. For best results, print on white card stock.
Baking Instructions to Attach:
Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, beat 3/4 cup softened butter, 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, granulated sugar & brown sugar until creamy. Add egg and beat. Remove chocolate chips from jar and set aside. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes. Cool on sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.
Expert Tips for Assembling this Mason Jar Cookie Recipe
Making multiple jars of cookie mix:
If making more than one recipe at a time, don’t multiply the flour mixture in one bowl.
Instead, mix each batch of flour, salt and baking soda separately. This ensures each chocolate chip cookie mix has the exact amount of each ingredient.
Fitting the ingredients in the jar:
Ideally, use a wide mouth jar so you can easily reach inside the jar to pack down each layer.
The easiest and neatest way to get the ingredients in the jar (especially the flour) is to use a canning funnel.
If you don’t have a funnel, roll a clean piece of paper, wax paper or parchment paper into a cone and insert it into the jar.
Gently dust or wipe the inside of jar before adding the next layer. Flour usually is the biggest culprit.
Assembling a neatly-layered jar of cookie mix:
Pack the layers as directed so all the ingredients fit in the mason jar.
Ideally, the cookie mix should fill the entire jar. The goal is, not too much, not too little.
Additionally, I like to add separators between some layers so one layer of ingredients doesn’t mix into another.
A flattened paper muffin tin liner that’s trimmed to fit in the jar, works perfectly.
The liners also divide the ingredients so portions can be removed at a time to make the cookies.
More Mason Jar Gift Ideas
- Cowboy Cookies in a Jar
- Peppermint Hot Chocolate Mix
- Easy Hot Cocoa in a Jar Gift Idea
- How to Make Friendship Soup Mix in a Jar
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar
Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar recipe! This mason jar cookie mix has just 6 ingredients, lots of chocolate and makes a great gift.
Ingredients
For the Jar of Cookie Mix
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chip morsels
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
For the Gift Recipient to Add
- 3/4 cup butter, softened ( 1 1/2 sticks)
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
To Make Cookie Mix in a Jar
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
- Using a funnel, add the flour mixture to a 1 quart (32 ounces/940mL) mason jar. Pack down the flour layer well. Wipe off any flour dust from inside of jar above the flour layer. Add a separator (flattened muffin tin liner) if desired.
- Add chocolate chips on top of flour layer and gently pack down. Add a separator if desired.
- Add packed brown sugar to jar and pack the layer down.
- Pour granulated sugar on top of the brown sugar. If there's any excess room, put in an additional 1 tablespoon of white sugar.
To Make the Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, egg and vanilla. Carefully scoop out both sugars from the jar and stir into butter.
- Remove chocolate chips from jar and set aside. Add flour mixture to the bowl and stir to combine.
- Add chocolate chips. Scoop by rounded tablespoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9-11 minutes until golden brown. Cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes then remove to cooling rack.
- Makes about 2 dozen cookies.
Notes
- To make this cookie mix for a 16 ounce mason jar, divide the recipe in half.
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