5 DIY Holiday Baked Gifts in a Jar with FREE Printable Recipe Tags - (2024)

It’s that time of year when we are baking and gift giving. Sometimes you don’t have time to do both, but by making a DIY Holiday Baked Gift in a Jar you are giving the gift of baking without turning your oven on. These make great teacher gifts, hostess gifts, neighbor gifts, hairdresser gifts, babysitter gifts, office colleague gifts–anyone you want to express your appreciation to this Holiday season or throughout the year.

1. Cranberry Winter Cookies in a Jar

What you will need for the tags:

What you will need for the jar:

  • 1 quart Mason Jar
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans (nut-free option: 1/2 cup rolled oats, rice crisp cereal or granola)

Instructions:

  1. Mix the flour, baking soda and salt together.
  2. Layer all the ingredients in a 1 quart mason jar in the order listed.
  3. Print this FREE DIY Printable PDF file {Cranberry Winter Cookies in a Jar Tags} on card stock and cut out.
  4. Attach recipe tags to front and back of jar with glue dots.
  5. The conversion of 350 degrees fahrenheit to celsius is 177 celsius.
  6. Enjoy!

The original recipe can be found {here} at Recipe Goldmine.

2. Toffee Blondie Bars in a Jar

What you will need for the tags:

What you will need for the jar:

  • 1 quart Mason Jar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup Heath Chips
  • 3/4 cup rice crisp cereal

Instructions:

  1. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt together.
  2. Layer all the ingredients in a 1 quart mason jar in the order listed.
  3. Print this FREE DIY Printable PDF file {Toffee Blondie Bars in a Jar Tags} on card stock and cut out.
  4. Attach recipe tags to front and back of jar with glue dots.
  5. The conversion of 350 degrees fahrenheit to celsius is 177 celsius.
  6. Enjoy!

The original recipe can be found {here} at Baked Bree.

3. Santa’s Cookies in a Jar

What you will need for the tags:

What you will need for the jar:

  • 1 quart Mason Jar
  • 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup & leveled
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup M&Ms
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/4 – 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (depends on if you have room)

Instructions:

  1. Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
  2. Layer all the ingredients in a 1 quart mason jar in the order listed.
  3. Print this FREE DIY Printable PDF file {Santa’s Cookies in a Jar Tags} on card stock and cut out.
  4. Attach recipe tags to front and back of jar with glue dots.
  5. The conversion of 350 degrees fahrenheit to celsius is 177 celsius.
  6. Enjoy!

The original recipe can be found {here} at Bakerella.

4.Pumpkin Cranberry Bread in a Jar

What you will need for the tags:

What you will need for the jar:

  • 1 quart Mason Jar
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats

Instructions:

  1. Mix the flour, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
  2. Layer all the ingredients in a 1 quart mason jar in the order listed.
  3. Print this FREE DIY Printable PDF file {Pumpkin Cranberry Bread in a Jar Tags} on card stock and cut out.
  4. Attach recipe tags to front and back of jar with glue dots.
  5. The conversion of 350 degrees fahrenheit to celsius is 177 celsius.
  6. Enjoy!

The original recipe can be found {here} at Recipe Goldmine.

5.Chocolate Chip Banana Bread in a Jar

What you will need for the tags:

What you will need for the jar:

  • 1 quart Mason Jar
  • 2 1/2 cups Bisquick
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup dried bananas, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions:

  1. Mix Bisquick, baking powder and salt together.
  2. Layer all the ingredients in a 1 quart mason jar in the order listed.
  3. Print this FREE DIY Printable PDF file {Chocolate Chip Banana Bread in a Jar Tags} on card stock and cut out.
  4. Attach recipe tags to front and back of jar with glue dots.
  5. The conversion of 350 degrees fahrenheit to celsius is 177 celsius.
  6. Enjoy!

The original recipe can be found {here} at Recipe Goldmine.

A Few Helpful Tips

1. Cut the bottom off of a plastic cup and use as a funnel.

2. Poor ingredients through funnel into jar. You could use a 1/4 cup dry measuring cup or spoon to help add ingredients to your jars.

3. I used a small gravy ladle to pat down the ingredients in between layers. You could also use the end of a wooden spoon or something similar to level and tap down each layer before adding the next one.

POST UPDATE!!

  • For FREE Printable Recipe tags that include celsius conversion on the tag print these: {Cookies in a Jar Tags 1 with Celsius} and {Cookies in a Jar Tags 2 with Celsius}.
  • If you are having trouble printing your PDF File tags, here are some easy instructions:

1. To print, click on the PDF file (#3 under instructions).

2. On the next screen, click on the file below the labels.

3.The printable PDF will be pulled up next. Save this file to your hardrive and print.

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