Cookie ingredients jar

Serves:

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (115g) caster sugar
• 1/2 cup (95g) choc chips
• 1 cup (85g) desiccated coconut
• 1/2 cup hazelnuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup (80g) brown sugar
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup cornflakes, crushed
• 1 1/4 cups (190g) plain flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda

You will also need:

• 1 large jar
• fabric and ribbon, for packaging
• small card for recipe

Method

Step 1. Gather your ingredients, measuring cups and a large jar.

Step 2. Layer ingredients in the jar, alternating colours and textures. Seal the jar.

Step 3. Write recipe and instructions on a card. If using the above recipe, include the following instructions:

“Combine contents of jar with 125g melted butter, 1 egg and 1 tsp vanilla. Drop spoonfuls of mixture onto a tray lined with baking paper. Bake at 180°C (160°C fan-forced) for 10-12 mins.”

Step 4. Cut a circle of colourful fabric to cover the lid. Attach recipe card to string or ribbon, and tie around jar.

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Serving Suggestions

Note

• For a nut-free alternative, omit hazelnuts.
• Of course, you don’t have to use this recipe. You can make an ingredients jar with any of your favourite cookie recipes.
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• You can make this Cupcake tree for a party or a Christmas picnic and it’s perfect for sharing.
• You can make these Christmas ginger joy biscuits and thread them on string to create a Christmas decoration.
• These Caramel Christmas apples are a delicious take on candy apples for the festive season.
• This Fruit Christmas tree  is a healthy alternative to all the indulgence of Christmas. It could be a beautiful, edible centrepiece for your table.
• You can make these Christmas chocolate spoons with the kids and enjoy some family time as you decorate them together.
• These Christmas snowflake biscuits are a lovely homemade gift for teachers and friends.
• These Christmas crackles are also a fun cooking activity for kids.
• This recipe was created for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder by Greer Worsley, who blogs at Typically Red.