These pretty festive cookies in a jar make excellent gifts. They're easy to make and are bound to delight friends, family or work colleagues. Try one of these three versions or create your own instead. 1) cranberry and dark chocolate chip, 2) white chocolate chip and cranberry, 3) raisin and white chocolate chip.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Afternoon Tea, Snack
Cuisine: British
Keyword: Christmas, cookies, cranberries, gift, oats, white chocolate
Sterilise the jar by washing it out in clean soapy water then putting it in the oven for 20 minutes at 100℃ (212℉, Gas ¼).
Whisk the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt together to ensure everything is well combined and there are no lumps. Carefully spoon into the bottom of the jar to create an even (ish) layer.
75 g wholemeal flour, ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), ¼ tsp baking powder, 1 pinch fine sea or rock salt
Next, spoon in the sugar in an even layer. Tamp this down with the back of a spoon, some sort of slim bottle or the end of a rolling pin.
75 g light muscovado sugar
Version 1
Add the cranberries followed by the dark chocolate in as even layers as you can manage.
50 g dried cranberries, 50 g dark chocolate chips
Version 2
Add the white chocolate chips, followed by the cranberries in as even layers as you can manage.
50 g white chocolate chips, 50 g dried cranberries
Version 3
Add the chocolate chips, followed by the raisins in as even layers as you can manage.
50 g white chocolate chips, 50 g raisins
All Versions
Finish off the layering with the rolled oats.
60 g rolled oats (porridge oats)
Label the jars, then cover the tops with a couple of layers of red tissue paper or festive cloth and tie with twine or ribbon. Add a card with the baking instructions.
Baking Instructions
Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl with 1 egg and 50g melted butter (or 2 tbsp sunflower oil).
Roll into slightly bigger than walnut sized balls (about 20) or place spoonfuls spaced well apart onto a lined baking tray. Bake at 180℃ (160℃ fan, 350℉, Gas 4) for 10 minutes or until golden.
Notes
Assemble as many jars as you like. Each one makes around 20 cookies.For a gluten-free version, just ensure that the baking powder as well as the oats are gluten-free (many aren't) and replace the flour with a good quality gluten-free one.Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They're approximate and will depend on exact ingredients used, but include egg and butter as per finished cookies.