S'MORES COOKIES IN A JAR

Friendly reminder, you don’t need to spend a million dollars to show loved ones that you care about them this holiday season. Instead, give them a gift that is both homemade and personalized like that of some freshly baked sweets!

I for one love receiving homemade cookies or handmade gifts during the holiday season and one such gift I love to not only give but receive is ‘cookies in a jar’. This year, wow your friends with this festive s’more’s cookies recipe! No matter if you decide to bake them yourself or give a jar of cookie mix to someone as a gift, these cookies are sure to impress everyone on your list!



INGREDIENTS:



You will need 1L jars! Each jar yields approximately 9-10 cookies!

- FOR THE JAR -
1.75 CUPS of All-Purpose Flour
1 TSP of Cornstarch
1/2 TSP of Baking Soda
1/2 TSP of Salt
1/3 CUP of Brown Sugar
1/4 CUP of Granulated Sugar
1/4 CUP of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
4-5 Graham Crackers
1 Cups of Mini Marshmallows
9 Hersey Pieces


- FOR BAKING -

1/2 CUP of Salted Butter
1 Egg
1/2 TSP of Vanilla


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DIRECTIONS:

When building the cookie mix jar, first make sure they are clean and dry inside.

Mix all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, and then dump it into the jar using a paper funnel and packing it down.

Next dump in your Brown sugar, followed by your granulated sugar, and topped with the semi-sweet chocolate chip to create three additional layers.

Next, add a layer of cling wrap followed by your graham crackers, marshmallows, and Hershey bars. You want to do this so that they can be easily removed from the jar and separated from the mix when your recipient is ready to make the cookies.

Seal the jar and decorate as desired.

Make sure while decorating the jar to add a tag with the following instructions on how to bake the cookies:

- Preheat oven at 350
- Add 1/2 Cup of Salted Butter, 1 Eggs, and 1/2 TSP of Vanilla to a large bowl and beat until well combined.
- Open the jar and removed the top layer that is wrapped in cling wrap - set aside
- Dump the remainder of the jar in with butter and egg mixture and blend till cookie dough starts to form.
- Break graham crackers up and add 2/3 of broken crackers and 2/3 of mini marshmallows to the dough, folding it in. *You will want to save the remaining 1/3’s for garnish!
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and create dough balls 2-3 TBSP in size and bake for 8 -10 minutes or until almost done, before removing the cookie trays from the oven, garnish with the remaining graham crackers, marshmallows, and pieces of the Hersey chocolate, and return to oven for an additional 2 minutes. (If desired, switch the oven to broil and toast the marshmallows on top. Just be sure to watch them because the small marshmallows burn quickly!)
- Cool for 2-3 minutes on a wire cooling rack before eating or storing in an airtight container.


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I hope you enjoyed this recipe as much as I do. If you have any comments please leave them below and I'll be happy to answer them as soon as I can! Happy cooking!!!


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3D GINGERBREAD CHRISTMAS TREE

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Level up your dessert table this year with this 3D Gingerbread Christmas Tree! It is not only so fun to make but it is also the perfect centerpiece at Christmas dinner. If you are looking for something to do that not only fill the house with the best smell (HELLO GINGERBREAD COOKIES!!) but is also a great activity the whole family can get involved in, this is it!

Happy Holidays my friends!


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INGREDIENTS:

Makes 1 Christmas Tree

- Gingerbread Cookie Recipe -
2/3 of a CUPS of Butter (unsalted) - softened
2 CUPS of Granulated Sugar
2 Large Egg - at room temperature
2/3 of a CUP of Fancy Molasses
5.5 CUPS of Flour (All Purpose)
3 TSP of Ginger
2 TSP of Cinnamon
1 TSP Baking Soda
1/2 TSP Ground Cloves
Large Pinch of Salt

- Decorations -
Cookie Icing - White, Green, Red are traditionally used
Sprinkles
Icing Sugar

- Tools -
10 PC Christmas Star Cookie Cutter - I found mine on Amazon and it arrived in 2 days! *Please note I did not use all 10 stars, I started from the smallest and worked my way larger. If you want to use all 10 stars (and have a massive tree) you will need to double your gingerbread cookie ingredients)
Wax Paper
Parchment Paper
Baking Tray
Icing Piping Bag and Decorative Tips


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DIRECTIONS:

Blend softened butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add in your egg and fancy molasses.

In a separate bowl mix your flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, ground cloves, and salt. Whisk until well mixed.

Slowly start to add your flour mixture into your butter mixture until a dough starts to form. You may want to finish it off with your hands.

Make two dough balls from the mixture and wrap them in plastic wrap before placing them in the fridge for an hour.

After an hour, remove the dough balls from the fridge and let them rest for 10 minutes before rolling them out to 1/4 inch thickness. I used my clean countertop to roll the dough out and placed wax paper on top of the dough for easy rolling.

Preheat oven to 350.

Cut out 2-3 cookies of each size (starting from smallest and working your way larger) of the Christmas Star and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Place each shape 1/2 - 1 inch apart because the cookies do spread out and puff up a little. I didn’t use all 10 of my stars (I think I stopped at 7) as I didn’t want my tree to be too big.

Bake for 11 minutes.

Remove from oven and allow to cool down before stacking them from the largest size to the smallest size. Use a little bit of icing when stacking to help hold them in place and level them out.

When you get to the final star cookie use icing to stick it to the top standing up to create a Christmas tree star!

Decorate as desired.

Allow to dry/harden in a safe place and store at room temperature.


I hope you enjoyed this recipe as much as I do. If you have any comments please leave them below and I'll be happy to answer them as soon as I can! Happy cooking!!!


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