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Oatmeal Cookies in a Jar - with lots of ideas for variations!

Chocolate and Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies In A Jar

Course Cookies
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Author Tammy Blankenship

Ingredients

For the Jar Mix:

  • 1 cups and 1/3 all-purpose flour spooned into measuring cup & leveled
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cooking oats
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 3/4 cup mix of semi-sweet chocolate chips milk chocolate chips, and white chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup to 1/2 pecans optional

For Making:

  • 1 slightly beaten egg
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 stick, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

For Jar Mix:

  1. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in quart jar.
  2. Layer rest of ingredients, packing firmly with each addition.

For Making:

  1. Dump jar ingredients into mixing bowl and stir until evenly distributed.
  2. Add egg, butter, and vanilla.
  3. Mix wet ingredients into dry until fully incorporated (you may use a spoon or mixer on low speed).
  4. Bake at 375 degrees F for 8 minutes, or until cookies begin to turn golden brown.
  5. Cool on baking sheet for approximately 2 minutes, then move to cooling rack.

Recipe Notes

Change it Up:
Substitute M&Ms for cranberries
Use all of one kind of chocolate chip (dark, milk, or white)
Use a different kind of nut such as macadamia
Dress it Down:
Keep it simple by eliminating the cranberries and nuts and go straight up chocolatey goodness!