A collection of cookie mix in a jar recipe ideas for your handmade Christmas gift giving. Plus bonus brownie and hot cocoa mix jar recipes!

In my home pantry, you will find Mason jars filled with what I call “cookie dough starters”, pancake mix and even small batch cupcake mixes. Besides making it super handy to whip up a batch of cookies, these cookie mix in a jar recipe ideas are absolutely perfect for Christmas gift giving!
Actually, they make great gifts for just about any occasion: holidays, birthdays, bridal showers house warming, college care packages and more! You could whip up a batch of cookies and gift them along with a jar of cookie mix.
24 Cookie Mix in a Jar Recipe Ideas

Supplies Needed
Of course, the ingredients will change slightly depending on which recipe you are creating, but the supplies and tools that will make it helpful are:
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- Wide Mouth Quart Jars
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- gift tags (see below)
- ribbon or twine
Jar Recipe Ideas

Like I said, these cookies in a jar recipes are great for not only stocking your pantry, but for stuffing Christmas stockings or gift giving. Most of the recipes even include printable recipe and/or gift cards.
Which reminds me, be sure to include the recipe with each jar that you gift, so the recipient will know how to make your delectable cookies in a jar recipe!
There are actually 20 different cookie recipe ideas, 3 brownie recipe ideas and 1 hot cocoa mix recipe ideas. All perfect for gifting in Mason jars!
Cookie Mix in a Jar Recipes
- Chocolate Peppermint Cookies in a Jar from Sally’s Baking Addiction
- Recipe Idea #2: Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar from Nestle
- Recipe Idea #3: Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cup Cookies by Better Homes & Gardens
- Recipe Idea #4: Chocolate Raisin and Oatmeal Cookie Mix by Better Homes and Gardens
- Recipe Idea #5: Butterscotch Pecan from Better Homes & Gardens
- Recipe Idea #6: Cookie Mix in a Jar from Sugar Spun Run
- Recipe Idea #7: Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar by Del’s Cooking Twist
- Recipe Idea #8: Triple Chip Oatmeal Cookie Mix in a Jar by Well Plated
- Recipe Idea #9: Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix in a Jar by My Baking Addiction
- Recipe Idea #10: M&M Cookie Mix in a Jar by Wholefully
- Recipe Idea #11: Monster Cookie Mix in a Jar by Tidy Mom
- Recipe Idea #12: Mason Jar Christmas Cookies by Chelsea’s Messy Apron
- Recipe Idea #13: Gluten Free Cookie Mix in a Jar by Fearless Dining
- Recipe Idea #14: Homemade Sugar Cookie Mix by Crazy for Crust
- Recipe Idea #15: Peanut Blossom Cookie Mix in a Jar by CD Kitchen
- Recipe Idea #16: Mason Jar Cookie Mix 3 Ways by Walking on Sunshine
- Recipe Idea #17: Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Mix in a Jar by Crazy Little Projects
- Recipe Idea #18: Cowboy Cookie Mix in a Jar found on All Recipes
- Recipe Idea #19: Christmas Macaroon Mix by BHG
- Recipe Idea #20: Toffee Pecan Cookies in a Jar by Large Family Table
- Recipe Idea #21: Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies in a Pint Jar by The Creative Bite
- Recipe Idea #22: Brownie Mix in a Jar by Party Inspiration
- Recipe Idea #23: M&M Brownies in a Jar by Delightful E Made
- Recipe Idea #24: Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix by The Birch Cottage for Ideas for the Home
There you have a nice collection of cookie mix in a jar recipe ideas. All perfect for holiday gift giving. Gather up your baking supplies and put together some much appreciated homemade gifts in jars this holiday season.

Do you have a favorite cookie mix in a jar recipe? If so, I’d love to hear about it. Please share in the comments below!
More Gifts in a Jar Ideas
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Happy baking and gifting!