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 This week's Cookie of the Week
brings us a new and exciting way to share cookies without all the fuss. Want to send
cookies, but no time to make them? Well, all you have to do is assemble these
simple ingredients in an inexpensive wide mouth quart jar and presto you are sending
cookies!
 This Gift Jar is the perfect
way to say Happy Holidays in a warm and fun way.
Pick festive fabric to cover the jar's lid and maybe use a little raffian or cord
to tie around the lid to give the whole gift an old fashioned look. Write the
recipe for these yummy chocolate chip cookies on pretty paper and attach to the lid using
the cord.
What you need:
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour mixed
- with 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- and 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 cup of firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup of white granulated sugar
- 1 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup of chopped pecans or other favorite nut
What you do:
- Layer the above ingredients in the order given, making
certain to pack down each layer firmly and clean inside of the jar with a paper towel
after each layer.
Recipe to be included
with the Gift Jar:
- In large mixing bowl, cream together 2/3 cup of softened
butter or margarine., 1 egg, 1 teaspoon of water and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla until light
and fluffy.
- Add contents of the gift jar and mix well.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
- Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes or until
lightly browned.
This recipe makes about 3 dozen cookies
Great Gift &
Fundraising Idea
Brownies in a Jar Gift
 Everyone loves
brownies. Brownies are the perfect gift and you'll love our Brownies in a Jar. All
you need is a one quart jar that you can pick up at your local craft store. Just
take the ingredients for the Double Fudge Brownie Mix and fill the jar. You can make
the jar festive by using a colorful ribbon to tie on the recipe instructions along with a
note from you. Using a small piece of material you can also cover the lid of the jar
add the ribbon and you have "wrapped" your gift!
Holiday Bean Soup Gift
 The
best gifts are the ones which come from the heart; the ones that warm the heart. Holiday
Bean Soup is a wonderful homemade gift that will be loved. This is perfect for
your children's teachers, your post person, your friends at work. It's also a great
gift to make for any community service project- for scouting groups and church groups that
want to give during the holiday season Bean Soup is an easy, simple and appreciated
gift. It is terrific as a way to raise funds for schools and other
organizations. |
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Cookie Lovers
Cookbook
by Elizabeth Wolf-Cohen
 
There's a color photo showing how each cookie should look, easy directions and
the recipes are for a wide assortment of cookie favorites. It's has interesting bits of
history and pictures of antique cookie jars. It would be a lovely gift for anyone.
Send
us your cookies!!!
 Starting
next week Dessert of the Week will welcome the December holiday season- Christmas,
Hanukkah, Kwanza- with our Cookie of the Week. It's our yearly tribute to holidays cookies
and other sweet confections. This is a terrific opportunity to send in your favorite
cookie recipes along with a little bit about yourself and why this cookie is your
favorite. We will feature it along with you in our Dessert of the Week feature here
on Families-First.com. This is our way of having a cookie swap so please join us : ). |
