Cookies are for sharing. And what better way to share them than by turning your favorite recipe into a gift in a jar?
1. Write or print out your favorite cookie recipe on a decorative card. List all of the dry ingredients together first, with a note that they are already supplied in the jar.
2. Make sure the total of dry ingredients is 1 quart (4 cups) or less. You may have to cut your current recipe by half to get the correct amount.
3. In a 1-quart Mason jar, layer the dry ingredients alternating light and dark-colored items. For chocolate chip cookies, you would layer the flour, chocolate chips, salt, baking soda, white sugar, and brown sugar. If there is a little extra space at the top, add a few more chocolate chips, raisins, or nuts. Then seal.
4. Your recipient will supply the moist ingredients. In this case, the eggs, butter, and vanilla.
5. Cover the jar with a circle of fabric and tie in place with ribbon or raffia. Tie your recipe card to the jar.
The ingredients have a shelf life of about 3 months.
Your thoughtful, handmade gift is sure to delight everyone on your list. And, with any luck, you’ll be invited to eat lots of cookies.
About the Authors: Rondi Hillstrom Davis and Janell Sewall Oakes are the co–authors of the award winning book Together: Creating Family Traditions. To check out their website that’s jam packed with family ideas, visit www.togetherparenting.com
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Taste sooo gewd.
I love you, internet.
How am I even the same species as these people
♡The urge to starve myself is overwhelming. I really want to do a juice, vegetable and fruit fast until the 17th.
♡Possibly my two favourite women in the world.
DFGKDFG so glad I’m not the only one who noticed this haha
Also loving everyones comments on this, like “not true, they have bigger boobs”, and as someone rightly pointed out, this is also the issue in movies. Actors come in all shapes and sizes, where as actresses are mainly just really small.
- Week one: Walk for six minutes, then jog at an easy pace for one minute. Repeat three times. Aim for three sessions with that same sequence for week one.
- Week two: Walk for five minutes, then jog for two minutes. Repeat three times. Aim to do three sessions in week two.
- Week three: Walk for three minutes, then jog for four minutes. Repeat four times. Aim for three sessions in week three.
- Week four: Walk for two minutes, then jog for five minutes. Repeat four times. Shoot for three of those sessions in week four.
- Week five: Walk for two minutes, then jog for eight minutes. Repeat three times. Do three of those sessions in week five.
- Week six: Walk for two minutes, then jog for nine minutes. Repeat three times. Try to do three sessions for week six.
- Week seven: Walk for one minute, then jog for 11 minutes. Repeat three times. Do three sessions this week.
- Week eight: Congratulations on making it to week eight! For your first run this week, try walking for five minutes to begin and end the workout, and run for 20 minutes in between. By the end of the week, try to run for 30 minutes without stopping.
Aim to run for 30 minutes three times a week, and you’ll notice that your stamina and fitness will continue to improve. Soon you’ll be ready to run your first 5K!
Anyone want to try this with me :) ? I think I’m going to be starting at week 2 though.
♡I’m going to start making progress posts now :)
This is me at my current weight of 128lb.
