Double Fudge Brownie Quart Jar Gift

1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder (clean inside of jar with paper towel after this layer)
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup chocolate chips
Optional - chopped nuts

Layer the ingredients in the order given. Place lid on jar

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1 jar Double Fudge Brownie mix
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3 eggs, slightly beaten

Preheat the oven to 325. In a large bowl, cream the butter and eggs. Add the Double Fudge Browning mix and stir until the mixture is well blended. Spread batter into a lightly greased or sprayed 9 x 12 inch pan. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Cool in pan.

Oatmeal Cookie Quart Jar Gift

1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups quick rolled oats

Layer the ingredients in the order given. Place lid on jar.

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1 jar Oatmeal Cookie mix
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon water

Preheat the oven to 375. In a large bowl, cream the butter, eggs, vanilla and water. Add the Oatmeal Cookie mix and stir until the mixture is well blended. Drop the cookies by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 9 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

Cookie Dough Quart Jar Gift

Change the M&M colors to suit the holiday.

2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup red and green M&Ms
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda

Mix flour, salt and baking soda. Pour mixture in jar and tap lightly to evenly distribute. Layer the brown sugar, sugar and the M&Ms, tapping after each addition. Place lid on jar.

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Cream 1 cup butter, 2 eggs and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Add ingredients from jar and mix well. Drop cookie dough by the teaspoon onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes.

Hot Chocolate Quart Jar Gift

3 cups hot chocolate mix
2 cups mini marshmallows

Pour in a layer of 1 1/2 cups hot chocolate mix in the jar, then 1 cup marshmallows. Repeat to layer the remaining ingredients. Place lid on jar.

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Place 1/4 cup hot chocolate mix in your mug, then slowly add 1 cup hot water. Stir and enjoy!

Dipped Oreo Cookies

My family must have a thing for Oreos and mint. I have always loved Oreos and I remember my Grandma Birrell always had them in her cookie jar when we went to visit. I found the idea for this on How Does She and Jamie made them just like the post said. They were so delicious that I thought I would make some for my neighbors. I wanted to make them without the sticks so I tried a skewer to dip them and then I would pull the skewer out and cover the small hole with the white candy but it just took too long. I played around some more and this is my favorite look.

Oreo mint cookies, you could use any flavor
Candy melts - I used Wilton White Candy Melts
Sprinkles

Melt the candy. I used a hot chocolate mug so that it would be deeper to dip the cookies. Dip cookie and add sprinkles.

Reindeer Corn Cookie Bark

This recipe is from Your Homebased Mom and I thought that it would make a great visiting teaching gift. I had trouble finding reindeer corn but after a long search I found it at a candy counter. I didn't find the holiday Oreos and I was thinking that the mint ones might be really good but I chickened out since this was my first try. I used almond bark it was cheaper and I used the whole 1 lb. 8 oz. I made two batches so I just split the Oreos evenly between the two so that I wouldn't eat a third of the package myself and that would have been no problem for me.

14 whole Oreos, broken up

1 1/2 C pretzels, broken into pieces - I used the small stick pretzels
1 lb. white chocolate, almond bark or melts found in the bulk food section
1 C reindeer corn - 1/2 pound if you have to buy from the candy counter
red and green colored sprinkles

Cover a large cookie sheet with wax paper. Spread broken cookies, pretzels and about 3/4 C of the candy corn onto the waxed paper. Place white chocolate in a container and microwave for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir and then microwave for another 30 seconds until melted and smooth. White chocolate melts faster and burns easier than chocolate.

Drizzle the melted chocolate over the cookie mixture, spreading with spatula if needed to coat evenly. Sprinkle remaining candy corn and colored sprinkles over the chocolate while it is still wet. Do not let it harden. Place cookie tray into refrigerator until set and firm. Remove and gently break bark into small pieces. Store in air tight container.

Hot Spiced Orange Drink

Found this recipe on Roots and Wings Co. and thought it would make a nice visiting teaching gift.

1 10 oz. jar Tang
2 oz. Lemonade Mix
2 cup Sugar
2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground Cloves

Mix and store in a covered container.

Jar instructions:
Mix 2-4 teaspoons of Hot Spiced Orange Drink powder mix into 1 cup boiling water.

Marshmallow Popcorn Treats

Took this recipe and picture right from my friend Melody's blog. She made this for us when we had movie night at YWs and it was so tasty. I made it the other day and I think that I would only use 2 bags of popcorn only because I like it soft and that is the way I like my rice krispie treats.

Here is a great treat! Melt a half stick of butter, yes the real stuff (you know... BUTTA!!), and a half bag of large marshmallows together. Pour over 2-3 bags of light microwave popcorn and toss in a half bag of M & M's. REALLY GOOD!!

Peanut Butter Bars

This is a recipe that I received when I was in YW, 30 years ago. WOW! I am old. We made candy and this recipe came from Barbara Corry.  In the picture above I made the peanut mixture into balls and spooned chocolate over.  An easy way to control the portion.

1 package (sleeve) graham crackers - crushed
4 cup powdered sugar
1 cup melted butter or margarine
2 cups smooth peanut butter
12 oz. Hershey chocolate bar

Melt butter. Mix in powdered sugar, stir until blended. Add peanut butter, stir, add graham cracker crumbs and stir with fork and then work with hands until it is all mixed together well. Press into large cookie sheet or broiler pan. Melt chocolate and spread across peanut butter mixture. Cut into 1 inch squares. Eat immediately or let sit in a cool place overnight.

Gourmet Popcorn

This is a recipe from my friend, Joyce Barney. Whenever I make this everyone loves it. It is an easy gift to give as neighbor gifts.

3 large boxes toffee popcorn
8 oz. mini marshmallows
½ bag small pretzels
1 tablespoon butter
1 bag “skor” toffee bits
3 bags white chocolate chips
½ cup milk chocolate chips

In large bowl mix together popcorn, marshmallow and pretzels. Melt white chocolate, add butter to thin chocolate. Pour over popcorn mixture. Add skor bits and stir. Lay mixture out on counter to cool until chocolate hardens. Melt milk chocolate chips. Drizzle over the top. Cool then break up.