Mason Jar Gifts with Cookie Recipes

We loved these Reese’s Pieces cookies so much and it only took a small adjustment to make them good for mason jar gifts.

• Add dry ingredients to a quart-sized mason jar one at a time, packing the ingredients as you go. Start with flour, salt, and baking powder, then brown sugar, sugar, and cocoa powder. Put Reese’s Pieces on top.
• Grab your fun and festive paper and your recipe card/tag to finish up your gift.
• When ready to make cookies, preheat the oven to 350º. Scoop out the Reese’s Pieces and set aside. Empty the dry ingredients into a bowl. Add the wet ingredients and mix until combined. The dough will be soft. Fold in Reese’s Pieces.
• Form dough into 24 equal balls. Arrange on the cookie sheet and bake for 7-9 minutes. Allow to cool and enjoy!

I got the M&M cookie recipe HERE! These cookies are so delicious and the M&Ms make them look really pretty in the jar. You can do different colored M&Ms based on the holiday or season. I personally think there were too many M&Ms in the cookies (didn’t think I’d ever say that) but maybe you like a lot! Along with the recipe, the blogger offers a free printable (different from the one I used) to add to your jars, giving them a cute finishing touch.

When my daughter made these cookies she scooped out the M&Ms and chocolate chips before she mixed everything in. This made it easier to get all the clumps out and then she added the M&Ms and chips.

These brownies are easy and delicious. I got the recipe HERE. In this blog, the writer mixes all the ingredients together and then she puts them in the jar, I kept them separate. Either way, it works! I personally like the look of everything in layers.

My 9-year-old daughter enjoyed helping me make these. It is a super easy gift that kids can be hands-on with and feel ownership over! I always feel more excited to give gifts that I have made and I can imagine kids feel the same! I love getting her involved in making and giving gifts. She could even do a project like this independently if she wanted to make these again.

These tags are super cute but I can’t take credit for making them! I downloaded the template from HERE for free. There are a few different sizing options. You can simply download and print and then write in your recipe or you can get a little fancy with it.

I uploaded the template into canva.com and typed in the info I wanted so I didn’t have to write it a bunch of times! If I were only giving away a few I may have handwritten some for a more personal touch.

Aren’t these little mason jar tags the cutest?! I couldn’t resist using them for my mason jar cookie and brownie gifts.

• Depending on the recipe, you have to pack the ingredients down using a spoon in the jar so everything fits! This is especially true for the M&M cookies.

• When you’re ready to bake, scoop or pour out the M&Ms, chocolate chips, or Reese’s Pieces before you mix the wet and dry ingredients. This makes it a lot easier to mix everything together. Then you can fold in your chips.

• Include directions and the other ingredients to add to your mason jar recipe. Check out the blog posts tagged above to see gift tag options.

• Cut out a piece of paper or fabric to put on the lid of your mason jar to make it a little more festive. I like using scrapbooking paper like this. Finish it off with a ribbon!