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Chocolate Chip Walnut Oatmeal Cookies in a Jar

December 3, 2013 by Mary 35 Comments

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Chocolate Chip, Walnut, Oatmeal Cookies in a Jar

This year we’re doing a lot of creative, low cost and handmade gifts for the holidays.  One of the recipes we’re doing is for chocolate chip walnut oatmeal cookies in a jar.  These turned out delicious on our test run, and they look fantastic in the jar. I absolutely love the way the layers look. It’s a beautiful presentation.

These cookies in a jar are the perfect gift for the holidays, thank you gifts, or even just because. It would be a wonderful gift for a child who wants to be more active in the kitchen. I included a simple printable below so you can easily add the baking instructions for your gift recipient. Whoever you are giving this gift too will love it.

Chocolate Chip Walnut Oatmeal Cookies in a Jar

Cookie in a Jar ingredients:

  • 1 1/3 cup old fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips (we used mini’s)
  • 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Jar instructions:

Layer all above ingredients in a quart sized mason jar in the order listed.  We used a wide mouth, so I’m not sure how it would fit in a narrower mouth jar.  Make sure you pack down each layer before adding the next ingredient because it’s a tight fit.

After you have everything added decorate the jar/lid and attach a card with the baking instructions.

Chocolate Chip, Walnut, Oatmeal Cookies in a Jar

Here is the printable to include with your gift jar. Click on the image and print it off. Punch a hole in the corner then attach it with a ribbon.

Chocolate Chip, Walnut, Oatmeal Cookies

Baking Instructions:

Ingredients:

  • 1 Jar Chocolate Chip, Walnut, Oatmeal Cookie Mix
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Cream butter, egg and vanilla in a medium bowl.  Add in the cookie mix jar and mix.  This cookie batter is very crumbly so don’t be worried if it doesn’t mix up into a sticky batter like others do.
  2. Shape dough into 1 inch balls.  A little extra work with the hands may be needed to get it to form balls, but I was able to get it to do so fairly easily.
  3. Place the balls 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet and bake for approximately 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
  4. Enjoy!

Chocolate Chip, Walnut, Oatmeal CookiesWhat is your favorite cookie recipe? I’d love to hear your favorites in the comments below.

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  1. Dina Farmer

    December 4, 2013 at

    Amazing! I love this idea. I would love to give this away as a gift. Have you tried it with a different nut besides walnuts??? I am allergic which is why I ask. 🙂

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    • Mary

      December 4, 2013 at

      I haven’t tried it, but there’s no reason you couldn’t make this your own. If it’s just walnuts, put something else in there like peanuts or pecans. If you’re allergic to all nuts, then maybe try dried cranberries or white chocolate chips. Have fun with it and experiment. As far as I’m concerned, the more important ingredients are the base (flour, sugar, egg, etc). If you have all that you can fudge the rest in similar quantities.

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      • Dina Farmer

        December 4, 2013 at

        Okay cool. I am just allergic to walnuts, I was just wondering if there was anther nut that would go well. I will try it with out nuts and them maybe with almonds. Thank you!!

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        • Mary

          December 4, 2013 at

          I think almonds would be delicious with this! I’m also a huge fan of chocolate with hazelnuts, so if you can handle those, maybe give them a try too!

          Reply
  2. Jessica Harlow

    December 4, 2013 at

    This is perfect! I’m planning to hand out some cute jar gifts this year as my kiddos are having tons of fun in the kitchen lately and I thought this would be a great way to get them involved with making gifts! Thank you!

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  3. G.s. Marjara

    December 4, 2013 at

    Okie! This is nice, I am gonna make this before she comes back from office, my full day off and this recipe in hand is a wonderful way to please her.

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  4. Savannah miller

    December 4, 2013 at

    Okay I am beyond excited I found this! I’m going to pin when I’m done commenting, but anyway I have been looking how to do this for a long time. I tried it myself once without instructions…. Lets just say it came out a little scary look lol
    I have a bunch of jars from michaels and quite a few people I need to get Christmas gifts for this is going to be perfect 🙂

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    • Mary

      December 4, 2013 at

      The trick is to pack the ingredients as much as you can. It’s a tight fit! Also try it out first to make sure you know how it bakes up so you can give advice if needed. Try it out and let me know if you have any questions 🙂

      Reply
  5. Jenna Parsons

    December 4, 2013 at

    I just LOVE cookies in a jar! I am so in love with walnuts in cookies, it is my new obsession! It looks so beautiful in the jar!

    Reply
  6. Karen @TheMissingNiche.com

    December 4, 2013 at

    I just go a similar gift and never knew how to make these, too lazy to look it up. Now I do! Thank you!

    Reply
  7. Wood Arts Universe

    December 4, 2013 at

    Great idea.. Will try this one

    Reply
  8. Rita Von

    December 4, 2013 at

    I love the idea of giving these as gifts, they look so beautiful. You have made me horribly hungry though. COOKIES!

    Reply
  9. jenny at dapperhouse

    December 4, 2013 at

    OH My Goodness! I am SO hungry for these right now!! I really love these as Holiday Gifts because they are handmade, thoughtful, pretty but also fun and delicious for the recipient! Thank you for the free printables too!

    Reply
  10. Steven

    December 4, 2013 at

    Now that is an awesome idea for a gift. Heck, I hope someone that’s getting me a gift for Christmas reads this post first. 😉

    Reply
  11. JEnn

    December 4, 2013 at

    That is a great gift idea!!! I did that last year for teachers! They loved it!

    Reply
  12. Tammilee Tillison

    December 4, 2013 at

    These are so cute! I love the gift wrapping on them. I have never made a cookie in the jar before.

    Reply
  13. OurFamilyWorld

    December 4, 2013 at

    That is such a neat gift idea! It looks so pretty layered like that too!

    Reply
  14. Candy Hoehn

    December 4, 2013 at

    Love this idea!

    Reply
  15. Melissa

    December 4, 2013 at

    What a creative idea and YUM!

    Reply
  16. Liza @ Views From the 'Ville

    December 4, 2013 at

    I’ve always wanted to do a cookie-in-a-jar kind of gift, but never seem to get around to it. This one would be a great one to use as my first attempt!

    Reply
  17. Tiki

    December 4, 2013 at

    That is a great gift idea. However, I am a lover of oatmeal cookies, walnuts and chocolate and I will be trying the recipe itself. hehe I just pinned it!

    Reply
  18. Pam

    December 4, 2013 at

    I would love to get this as a gift. I love to bake cookies and this would be something different. It is very attractive too.

    Reply
  19. Liisi Carr

    December 4, 2013 at

    What a simple and yummy recipe. We’re needing desserts for our youth activity next week, guess this came just in time!

    Reply
  20. Shanna

    December 4, 2013 at

    Love cookies in a jar! This sounds like a great recipe!

    Reply
  21. Kathy @ CountingToTen

    December 4, 2013 at

    I LOVE this! I’ve got a few church ladies that will LOVE to get this and a little song from my kids!

    Reply
  22. katherine

    December 5, 2013 at

    I want to make this for my mom! She would love it!

    Reply
  23. Eileen

    December 5, 2013 at

    Oh so lovely! I always preferred handmade/homemade gifts. They are more personalized that those you can just buy from the store. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  24. Garf

    December 5, 2013 at

    Those look yummy. Thanks for sharing the recipe, I’ll try this at home.

    Reply
  25. Susan

    December 5, 2013 at

    these are adorable! I would love to make some for my relatives, I am sure they will love them,

    Reply
  26. Sheila

    December 5, 2013 at

    This is very creative gift ideas and made with love too and of course delish

    Reply
  27. Lexie Lane

    December 5, 2013 at

    Wow! What a really great idea! This is perfect for people who just wants to fix something super quick. I really love this!

    Reply
  28. Jayne Townsley

    December 5, 2013 at

    One of the reasons I don’t bake much anymore is because all the measuring drives me nuts. I should make some of these for myself than I would have them up ahead of time.

    Reply
  29. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell

    December 5, 2013 at

    I would absolutely love this as a gift! I buy them at craft shows and whatnot!

    Reply
  30. Fabulous Perks

    December 6, 2013 at

    Cookies in a jar is so new to me. I’ve never seen anything like it; well except maybe on TV. But never really paid much attention to it. Seems like a great gift idea.

    Reply
  31. jordyn @ Almost Supermom

    December 6, 2013 at

    Great gift idea!! Thanks!

    Reply

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