Cowgirl Cookies in a Jar

This recipe makes a great gift!

You can change the color of the M&Ms to match the occasion. For example, to give as a Valentine's Day gift, just pick up the M&Ms in the seasonal section at Target or Walmart.

Cowgirl Cookies in a Jar

Ingredients:

1 quart jar and lid

1 1/3 cup cup all purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup cooking oats

3/4 cup M&Ms

3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1/2 cup white sugar

Directions:

1) In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Pour mixture into bottom of jar. 

I used an ice cream scoop to mash the mixture down.

2)  Pour the oats in as the second layer and mash down.

3) Pour in the M&Ms as the third layer and mash down

4) Pour in the chocolate chips as the fourth layer and mash down.

5) Add the brown sugar to the jar as the fifth layer. Mash down.

6) Add the white sugar to the jar as the sixth layer. Mash down.

You really need to pack each layer down or it will not all fit into the jar. 

Put the lid on the jar to seal it all up.

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 1 egg, slightly beaten

1/2 cup butter, slightly melted

1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix wet ingredients into the dry ingredients from the jar. Work it all together well. 

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Roll dough into 1 to 1 1/2 inch balls and place on parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Bake for about 10 minutes.

Print out directions onto a square card that you can tie to the neck of the jar with a ribbon.

Enjoy!