White Chocolate and Peppermint Cookie Mix in a Jar

When you need an easy gift idea that you know everyone will enjoy, this white chocolate and peppermint cookie mix in a jar is sure to please.

Making homemade cookie mix for gifting is easy and affordable. Simply gather up a few staple dry ingredients and the right containers (we suggest clear glass jars), and you’ll have a batch of edible gifts assembled in minutes.

Our white chocolate and peppermint cookie mix in a jar makes an easy gift for loved ones, neighbors and anyone you need to check off your gift list.

Not all Mason jar cookie mix recipes are created equal — and ours is just right for the holidays. Thanks to crushed peppermints and creamy white chocolate chips, this white chocolate and peppermint cookie mix is a more festive take on a classic chocolate chip cookie.

How to make cookies in a jar:
Assemble the dry ingredients and layer them in a jar (use a funnel or roll up a paper plate to create pretty, sharper layers)

Tips for gifting this white chocolate and peppermint cookie mix in a jar:

• Mason jars and hinged jars make great vessels for gifting this cookie mix in a jar. If you want to be more sustainable, reuse containers you already have or go thrifting to hunt down secondhand jars. (You’ll need a larger jar for this cookie mix)

• Decorate the jar with pretty ribbon, bows or fabric

• Use a funnel to layer the ingredients in the jar for a neat and orderly appearance

• Include a recipe card with handwritten preparation instructions. All your recipient needs to make this easy recipe are common baking ingredients like butter, an egg and vanilla extract

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White Chocolate and Peppermint Cookie Mix in a Jar
Start to finish: 5 minutes
Makes: One 34-ounce jar 

Ingredients
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups granulated sugar
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup white chocolate chips
¼ cup crushed peppermints 

Method
Layer in a jar in order of ingredients listed. Package with preparation instructions. 

Preparation instructions
Makes 24 cookies. To prepare, set white chocolate chips and peppermints aside. Heat oven to 350 F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Beat together 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter, 1 egg and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract until creamy. Add in remaining jar ingredients to combine. Mix in chocolate chips and crushed peppermints. Drop rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes, or until edges are slightly browned. Let cookies cool completely on a wire rack.