With layers of vanilla chips, oats and dried cranberries, this delectable cookie mix looks as good as it tastes! For a special gift, tuck a jar in a pretty basket with wooden spoon, cookie sheet, kitchen timer and instructions.
I have to say I love this cookie. It is very sweet with the white chocolate chips (but I'm one of those who thinks cookies should be sweet... and rarely do I find something "too" sweet). The tang of the orange-flavored cranberries is a nice change from raisins, and helps absorb some of the sweetness; consider using 1/2 a cup of white choc chips if you're not wild about overly sweet. The cookie bakes up lumpy (like a normal oatmeal cookie), but it is pretty with the red and white. After putting all the dry ingredients in a bowl, in a separate bowl I beat the egg & vanilla, then poured in the melted butter and mixed well. Then I dumped the flour mixture into the butter, sugar, vanilla mixture and stirred. You definitely want to stick in the fridge because the melted butter makes it quite goopy. I got about 30 medium-ish cookies, so when not giving as a gift I'll be doubling the recipe. I'll definitely be giving these Cookies in a jar for Christmas! Thank You!
Read MoreI have to say I love this cookie. It is very sweet with the white chocolate chips (but I'm one of those who thinks cookies should be sweet... and rarely do I find something "too" sweet). The tang of the orange-flavored cranberries is a nice change from raisins, and helps absorb some of the sweetness; consider using 1/2 a cup of white choc chips if you're not wild about overly sweet. The cookie bakes up lumpy (like a normal oatmeal cookie), but it is pretty with the red and white. After putting all the dry ingredients in a bowl, in a separate bowl I beat the egg & vanilla, then poured in the melted butter and mixed well. Then I dumped the flour mixture into the butter, sugar, vanilla mixture and stirred. You definitely want to stick in the fridge because the melted butter makes it quite goopy. I got about 30 medium-ish cookies, so when not giving as a gift I'll be doubling the recipe. I'll definitely be giving these Cookies in a jar for Christmas! Thank You!
I put these together and sold them at a craft show. They sold out in minutes! After baking them, I got rave reviews and orders for several more.
I loved this recipe but I made it with cherry chips instead of cranberries and it turned our great. I will be making more next year.
I decided to make these before I gave the jar as gifts. The flavor is wonderful. The only thing that I did differently is, I softened the butter rather than melt it. Next year I will give the jars as gifts. P.S. The DH & DS went crazy for them. When the DH saw me with a cookie in my hand, he said, "Those cookies are mine."
These are delicious, and really do make the nicest 'gift in a jar'. We call them "Cranberries in the Snow". Usually you don't get a beautiful layered jar AND a good taking cookie too, but this one delivres on both!
I gave it 4 stars for it's potential! The white chocolate chips and cranberries are yummy, but this recipe was SUPER sweet and super greasy. I even decreased the chips & cranberries to about 2/3 or 1/2 c. each.
I wanted to give my family something different this year, so I chose this recipe. I did a trial run before making up all of the jars and everyone loved them so much I knew this was the right one! I found that the jars I packed the ingredients down more ended up looking like they were short ingredients- I would recommend lighty packing in the ingredients or you end up with empty space at the top. I will be using this recipe even without the jars for years to come!
I baked a batch of these cookies to see if they would taste as good as the mix looks in the jar. They are wonderful.Everything fit nicely in the jar, just be sure to pack down each layer. I will enjoy giving these to family and friends anytime.
I made these cookies with the following changes, and they turned out great: *I used regular dried cranberries. *I added 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon. YUM! *I mixed some milk and semi-sweet chocolate chips in with the white. If you do this, they become Triple-Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies. *I used regular salted butter (not margarine), which I think is a key to make these good. *And I also used REAL Vanilla Extract instead of the artificial stuff, which always makes cookies better. I was skeptical about the measurements of 1/8 tsp. baking soda and salt, but the recipe turned out perfectly. **Also, I just barely melted the butter, so the refrigeration time wasn't necessary. I baked half the batch immediately and the refrigerated the other half to see if it made a difference. But it only made a difference in baking time (I had to bake the refrigerated ones a little longer). I am excited to give these jars out as Christmas gifts!
I loved it! I gave it to only one coworker and everyone else asked for it! Perhaps it would have been better to give only these during Christmas! I was able to get the same jars at a thrift shop and i sanitized it and air dried it before I prepped it for gifting!
