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| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 2 dozen |
Ingredients
- 1 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup high protein crisp rice and wheat cereal
- ¾ cup butterscotch chips
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Layer the ingredients in the order given in a one quart wide mouth canning jar. Firmly pack each ingredient in place. It will be a tight fit, but all ingredients will fit in the jar. Use pinking shears to cut an 8 or 9 inch circle from gingham, calico, or a seasonal fabric. Place the fabric over the wide mouth lid and rim and secure with a rubber band. Tie on a raffia or ribbon bow to cover the rubber band. Attach a card to the ribbon or raffia with the following mixing and baking directions:
- Empty jar of cookie mix into a large mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup of butter or margarine, 1 egg, and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. Use hands to mix the wet and dry ingredients together. When completely blended, roll into large walnut sized balls. Place on unprepared cookie sheets and use the palm of your hand to flatten each cookie ball. Bake at 350 in a preheated oven for 8-10 minutes.
Reviews
Yes, I’ll make it again. No changes!!
I love how I can look up any recipe I’d like to make & read the reviews on what works & what didn’t. I can take suggestions by adding or just leaving the recipes as is. It inspires me to cook & bake things I might never make. Thank you Allrecipes.com
Every year my church youth group makes cookie mix and a jar and sells it as a fund raiser. These are the most requested jars. This past year we made 25 of them and anticipate making more next year. Thanks for the great recipe!
One of my favorite cookie recipes! I change it a little and use cocoa crispies and do half and half butterscotch chips and dark chocolate chips. 🙂
I made these today, as directed. They’re made up of great flavors, but for me, the cookies themselves were overpoweringly sweet. Just out of the oven, they’re nice and crispy, but once covered, even for a couple of hours, they’re chewy and sticky. Unfortunately, I filled jars as I was making my test batch, instead of testing them first. I’d suggest testing them first to make sure you like them, because a lot of people do, they just aren’t one of my favorites.
I definitely will make these cookies again. They are delicious and easy to make. I will give the mix in a jar as a hostess gift at a luncheon I will be attending. I used the original Special K cereal. I tested them and served at a meeting. Everyone loved them. I made two minor changes to the recipe. I added a note to use room temperature butter not softened or melted. This allows the cookies to keep their shape better and not spread too much. I also increased the bake time to 10-11 minutes. Frances
These cookies taste amazing. They taste even better the day after you make them. I had intended on making these as favours for a baking party for kids, so I decided to try out the recipe first. I mixed the egg, butter and vanilla together prior to adding the ingredients in the jar and it turned out well. The second time I made them (just for me), I creamed the butter, egg, vanilla and sugars together before adding in the other ingredients. I think they turned out better doing it that way. However, both ways were still very delicious and I will definitely be making these again in the near future.
I would like to make these jars for a class project because they sound delicious and the reviews have been 5 stars. 2 questions for those of you that have made them. Do you use sweetened or unsweetened coconut flakes and what high protein cereal would you use? Thanks for the help. Can’t wait to make these.
I havent tried them myself, but made this as a ‘thankyou’ gift for my baby shower. and I have gotten amazing feedback from all my friends who baked them. Not only was finishing the recipe easy to follow, but the cookies tasted “amazing”… many friends have even asked for the full recipe so they can make them again. Making the jars was pretty easy, just followed the directions to a T, making sure to compress the ingredients because it is a tight squeeze. 5 Stars! Definitely recommend!!!!
These are just awesome as gifts and as a cookie itself! I have made these so many times and everyone loves them! My dad calls them “Breakfast Cookies”! “Couple of cookies and a cup of coffee and your ready to go!”, he says. And he doesn’t even eat sweets very often. I add an extra tablespoon of flour so they stay nice and thick. Sometimes I’ll add extra vanilla. Don’t overcook them unless you prefer a very hard, crunchy cookie. I make a golf ball size balls and press them down a bit(1/2 inch thick) and cook for about 13 minutes.
made as gifts…also made a batch to eat at my house…very yummy!
This was a favorite for my family. It had a nice crust and was very moist.
The taste is great but I think the directions for the recipient leave something to be desired – should read 1/2 cup softened butter (i think some people are using melted, which is why their cookies have no shape). Otherwise, wonderful recipe!!
These are a favorite amongst family & friends. I initially found this recipe when searching for a ‘cookies in a jar’ gift, and decided to make them for myself before gifting. They are REALLY really tasty. I recommend to roll the cookie dough into just-smaller-than-a-golf-ball size, and NOT flatten it before baking. They spread out nicely in the oven on their own. Also, I always remove the cookies 1 minute before they appear done–they firm up quite a bit once out of the oven. Enjoy!
Found this recipe a few years ago and now I make them every year at christmas time. Everyone who’s had them loves them. They’re soft and crunchy so everyone will love them. Plus saves me all the time of baking.
A holiday gift favorite.
I made these cookies not from the jar and they had wonderful shape. Then I tested one from the jar and they were flat! Not sure what happened there, I used the same ingredients. Anyways, they were awesome in taste and I will test other alternatives to making them have more shape.
I just made these FOLLOWED the recipe exactly (except omitted coconut bc I dont like) and yeah…these are REALLY GOOD. Also about 100 cal per cookie. I make the Nestle Tollhouse recipe w/cchips, butterscotch chips, and melt the butter and they are good. These are good because they are good the second day too. I usually don’t like crunchy cookies but these are crunchy without being dry or falling apart. Just don’t overcook them. I have learned to take cookies out a little bit before they look “done”.
These are so yummy it’s not even right! I put a bit too much butter in the bowl, but they still turned out tasty as can be :0 Thank you for sharing!
I made these for xmas gifts with my children. Great gift, easy craft to make with the kids, and extra special and pretty to give…plus everyone who received them said they were excellent yummy cookies!! Make sure you use wide mouth mason jars and “tamp” down each ingredient, it will make the job go a lot easier.
I made these for our school staff and volunteers adn they were a HUGE hit. Even people who don’t like butterscotch chips came and asked me for the recipe because they are an addicting cookie. Nice way to give a gift!!