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Confetti Cookies In A Jar, Gift Kit

Makes 1 jar of mix

• 1 cup M&Ms mini baking bits
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

 

To assemble jar: Spoon 1/3 cup of the baking bits into a wide-mouth jar. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Spoon the mixture into the jar. Gently tap to even out the flour. Spoon another 1/3 cup of the baking bits on top of the flour. Spoon the light brown sugar and then granulated sugar into the jar. Spoon the remaining 1/3 cup baking bits into the jar. Seal jar tightly.

Note: The flour tends to cover the M&Ms, so you may want to place the candy layers between the sugars to create more color in the final presentation.

Gift-tag instructions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Pour the contents of the jar into a large bowl and stir to combine. Stir in 2 sticks of melted unsalted butter, 2 large eggs and 11/2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Refrigerate the dough for 15 minutes to firm up. Drop tablespoonfuls of the dough onto ungreased baking sheets 3 inches apart. Bake until the edges of the cookies are golden and the tops are set, 13 to 15 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Note: Jar ingredients will keep for several weeks in a cool, dry pantry.

(From “ Mom's Big Book of Cookies ” by Lauren Chattman, Harvard Common Press.)

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