gifts in a jar recipe booklet

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Holiday Gift Making Program

Sue Cowan Williams Library

Saturday December 9, 2006

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Table of Contents

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies 3

Nutty Chocolate Snickerdoodles 4

Peanutty Rainbow Cookies 5

Apple Muffins 6

Banana Nut Bread 7

M & Ms Cookie Mix 8

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies 9

Peanut Butter Cookies10

Gooey Turtle Bars 11

Smore Bars 12

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Contents to Layer in the Jar:

cup all-purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon baking soda

teaspoon baking powder

1/3 cup sugar

1 cup instant oatmeal

1/3 cup brown sugar packed

cup peanut butter flavored chips

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Label:

Makes 3 dozen

cookies

In addition to the contents

of the jar, you will need

the following ingredients:

cup butter, softened

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

CHOCOLATE PEANUTBUTTER OATMEALCOOKIESPreheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl,

blend the butter, egg, and vanilla. Add the contents of the jar,

and stir until well mixed. Drop the dough by heaping

teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing the

cookies about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or

until the edges are light brown in color. Allow to cool for 2

minutes on the baking sheet. Then transfer to wire racks and

cool completely. Serve immediately, or store in an airtight

container for up to 1 week.

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Nutty Chocolate Snickerdoodles


1 cups all purpose flour

teaspoon baking powder

cup cocoa powder

1 cups sugar

cup finely ground pecans

Label:

Makes 2 dozen

cookies

In addition to the contents of

the jar, you will need the

following ingredients:


1 egg

2 teaspoons milk


3 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoons cinnamon

Nutty ChocolateSnickerdoodlesPreheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl,

blend the butter, egg, milk and vanilla extract. Add the

contents of the jar, and blend with an electric mixer set on

medium speed. Combine the sugar and cinnamon. Then roll

the dough into 2-inch balls, and roll in the sugar mixture to

coat. Place the balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking

sheet, and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are

light brown in color. Allow to cool for 2 minutes on baking

sheet. Then transfer to wire racks and cool completely. Serve

immediately, or store in an airtight container for up to 2

weeks.

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Peanutty Rainbow Cookies


1 cup all purpose flour

teaspoon salt

cup instant oatmeal

1 cup miniature candy-coated chocolate pieces such as M&Ms Mini Baking Bits

cup brown sugar, packed

cup sugar

cup chopped salted peanuts

Label:

Makes 3 dozen

cookies





1 egg


Peanutty Rainbow

CookiesPreheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl,

blend the butter, egg, and vanilla. Add the contents of the jar,

and stir until well mixed. Drop the dough by heaping

teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing the

cookies about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or

until the edges are light brown in color. Allow to cool for 5

minutes on the baking sheet. Then transfer to wire racks and

cool completely. Serve immediately, or store in an airtightcontainer for up to 2 weeks.

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Apple Muffins


2 cups self-rising flour

cup sugar

teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon cinnamon

cup brown sugar, packed

1 cup chopped dried apples

Label:

Makes 15 muffins

In addition to the contentsof the jar, you will need


cup milk

cup vegetable oil, such ascanola

1 egg

Apple Muffins

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl,combine the milk, oil, and egg. . Add the contents of the jar,

and stir until well mixed. Do not over stir. Spoon the batter

into greased or prepared baking tins, filling each cup two-

thirds full. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until a toothpick

inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes

in the tin. Then transfer to wire rack and cool completely.

Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container for up to

1 week.

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Banana Nut Bread


2 cups all-purpose flour

teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup sugar

1 cup chopped walnuts

Label:

Makes 9-inch loaf


of the jar, you will needthe following ingredients:

3 ripe bananas, mashed

cup solid shortening, such as

Crisco

1/3 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

Banana Nut BreadPreheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl,

blend the bananas, shortening, buttermilk, and eggs. Add the

contents of the jar, and stir until well mixed. Add the

contents of the jar, and stir until well mixed. Do not over stir.

Pour the batter into a greased 9-x-5-inch loaf pan. Bake for

45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of

the loaf comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan,

then remove the bread and cool completely on a wire rack.

Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container for up to

1 week.

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M&Ms Cookie Mix


1 cups sugar

1 cups M&Ms candies; use red and green for Christmas, brown and orange for

Thanksgiving

2 cups flour mixed with teaspoons baking soda and teaspoon baking powder

Label:

Makes 2 dozen

cookies




cup butter or margarine,

softened

1 egg, slightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

M and M cookiesPreheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl,

empty the contents of the jar using your hands to thoroughly

blend mix. Add cup butter, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Mix until completely blended. Shape into balls the size of

walnuts. Place 2 inches apart on sprayed baking sheets. Bake

for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are lightly brown. Allow

to cool.

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies


cup sugar

cup packed brown sugar

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

teaspoon salt

1 cup raisins

1 cups oats

Label:




1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

Oatmeal Raisin

CookiesWhip 1/2 cup of butter until light and fluffy. Add 1 eggand 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until mixed. Stir in theingredients from this jar until well combined. Drop bytablespoons of dough on a greased cookie sheet. Bakefor 15 minutes at 350F.

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Peanut Butter Cookies


cp chopped salted peanuts

cup packed brown sugar

cup sugar

cup peanut butter chips

1 cups flour mixed with 1 teaspoon baking soda and teaspoon salt

Label:

Makes 3 dozen

cookies





cup creamy peanut butter

1 egg, slightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

Peanut ButterCookies

Empty cookie mix in large mixing bowl; Stir to combine.Add 1/2 cup softened butter, 1/2 cup creamy peanutbutter, 1 egg slightly beaten and 1 teaspoon vanilla; Mixuntil completely blended. Roll dough into walnut-sizedballs. Place 2 inches apart on a lightly greased cookiesheet. Bake at 350F for 11 to 13 minutes or until edgesare lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet.Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

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Gooey Turtle Bars


1 Cups vanilla wafer crumbs

1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Label:

Makes 9 bars

In addition to the contentsof the jar, you will need


cup melted butter, slightly

cooled

1 jar (11.75 ounces) caramel

topping

Gooey Turtle Bars

Preheat the oven to 35o degrees Fahrenheit. Removethe chocolate chips and pecans from the jar, and set

aside. In a medium sized bowl, combine the vanillawafer crumbs with the melted butter. Transfer themixture to an ungreased 9-x-9 inch baking pan, and usethe back of a fork to press firmly over the bottom andsides of the pan. Sprinkle the chocolate chips andpecans evenly over the crumb mixture. Cook thecaramel topping in a microwave oven for 1 minuteson high power. Drizzle the topping over the chocolatechips and pecans and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or untilthe edges are light brown. Cool at room temperature for30 minutes; then refrigerate for 30 minutes. Cut Into

bars and serve immediately, or refrigerate in an airtightcontainer for up to 2 weeks.

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SMore Bars


1 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 cup milk chocolate chips

1 cups miniature marshmallows

Label:

Makes 9 bars




cup melted butter; slightly

cooled


Smore Bars

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place thecontents of the jar in a large bowl, and stir until wellmixed. Pour the butter and vanilla extract over the dry

ingredients, and stir to mix. Press the dough lightly intoa greased 9-x-9 inch baking pan, using the back of afork, and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the top islight brown n color. Cool completely in the pan beforecutting into bars. Serve immediately, or store in anairtight container for up to 1 week.

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