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Gifts in a Jar Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Cookie Mix
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 3/4 cups flour mixed with 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
8 large Reese's peanut butter cups candies cut into 1/2 inch pieces
Layer ingredients in jar in order given. Press each layer firmly in place before adding next ingredient.
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Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Cookie Mix
Remove candies from jar and set aside. Empty cookie mix in large mixing bowl; stir to combine. Add 3/4 cup softened butter, 1 egg slightly beaten and 1 teaspoon vanilla; mix until completely blended. Stir in candies. Roll dough into walnut sized balls. Place 2 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375F for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes 2 1/2 dozen.
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Gifts in a Jar Spiced Apple Cake Mix
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon powdered vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup golden raisins
Combine and blend ingredients in a medium bowl. Store in an airtight jar.
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Spiced Apple Cake
Serves 8 to 10
1 package Spiced Apple Cake Mix
1 1/2 cups canola oil
3 large eggs
3 cups chopped apples
Preheat the oven to 350F & grease a tube or Bundt pan. Place the Spiced Apple Cake Mix into a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the center of the mix; add the oil, eggs, and apples. Stir until mixture is smooth. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour & 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool; remove from the cake pan.
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Gifts in a Jar Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Cookie Mix
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 3/4 cups flour mixed with 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
8 large Reese's peanut butter cups candies cut into 1/2 inch pieces
Layer ingredients in jar in order given. Press each layer firmly in place before adding next ingredient.
Attach this to the Jar:
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Cookie Mix
Remove candies from jar and set aside. Empty cookie mix in large mixing bowl; stir to combine. Add 3/4 cup softened butter, 1 egg slightly beaten and 1 teaspoon vanilla; mix until completely blended. Stir in candies. Roll dough into walnut sized balls. Place 2 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375F for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes 2 1/2 dozen.
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Gifts in a Jar Spiced Cranberry Cider Mix
1/2 cup dried cranberries
12 cinnamon sticks
1/2 teaspoon crushed whole cloves
2 tablespoons whole allspice
In a small bowl, stir the cranberries and spices together. Store in an airtight container decorated with a pretty ribbon.
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Spiced Cranberry Cider Mix
Serves 12 to 14
2 quarts apple cider
1 quart water
1 package Spiced Cranberry Cider Mix
2 oranges, sliced
In a large saucepan combine the cider, water, and Spiced Cranberry Cider Mix. Heat through but do not boil. Add most of the orange slices. Serve warm, garnished with the remaining orange slices.
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This one rates 4 stars Gifts in a Jar White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookie Mix ****
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
3 1.55 ounce bars white chocolate, chopped
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Mix together flour, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside. Layer ingredients in order given in a quart sized wide mouth canning jar. Press each layer down firmly in place. Add the flour mixture last.
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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Empty cookie mix into large mixing bowl. Use you hands to thoroughly blend mix. Add: 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened at room temperature. DO NOT USE DIET MARGARINE. Add in 1 egg slightly beaten and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Mix until completely blended. You will need to finish mixing with your hands. It will take a while to mix into a smooth dough. Shape into walnut sized balls and place 2 inches apart on sprayed cookie sheets. Bake at 375F for 12 to 14 minutes until tops are very lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to racks to finish cooling. Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.
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Gifts in a Jar Soup Mix in a Jar
1/3 cup beef bouillon granules
1/4 cup dehydrated onion flakes
1/2 cup split peas
1/2 cup ABC, small shell, or ring macaroni; any small shape pasta will do
1/4 cup barley
1/2 cup lentils
1/3 cup noninstant white rice
tricolor spiral pasta
Use a canning funnel or any funnel that has about a 2 inch neck. This will make it easier to fill the jars with the ingredients. Be sure to use a wide mouth, 1 quart canning jar.Layer ingredients in the order given: bouillon, onion flakes, split peas, small shape pasta, barley, lentils, rice, and enough tricolor spiral pasta to fill jar.
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Soup Mix in a Jar
In large kettle, brown 1 pound ground beef or stew beef cut into bite size pieces in a little olive oil. Remove tricolor pasta from top of jar and reserve. Add the rest of the jar contents to the kettle with 12 cups water. Let come to a boil and simmer 45 minutes. Add tricolor pasta and simmer 15 minutes more. Serve with your favorite bread or rolls and a tossed salad.
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Gifts in a Jar Cobbler Mix
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon powdered vanilla
Combine and blend the ingredients in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container decorated with a pretty ribbon.
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Berry Cobbler
Serves 8 to 10
4 cups fresh berries; blueberries, raspberries or boysenberries
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 egg
1 package Cobbler Mix
Preheat oven to 375F. In large mixing bowl combine berries, juice, sugar and cinnamon. Place berries in a 13x9-inch pan. In small mixing bowl blend the butter with the egg. Add the Cobbler Mix & stir until the mixture sticks together. Drop the cobbler topping by tablespoonfuls on top of the berry filling. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the filling is bubbling. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving.
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Gifts in a Jar Cappuccino Flavored Coffee
1/4 cup powdered creamer
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup instant coffee
orange flavored piece of hard candy
Process in a blender on liquify until well blended. Store in an air tight jar.
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Cappuccino Flavored Coffee
Use by tablespoonfuls according to taste. Spoon in cup and add hot water; stir.
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Gifts in a Jar Holiday Bean Soup Mix ****
1 pound dried black beans
1 pound dried red beans
1 pound dried kidney beans
1 pound dried navy beans
1 pound dried great northern beans
1 pound dried baby lima beans
1 pound dried large lima beans
1 pound dried pinto beans
1 pound dried green split peas
1 pound dried yellow split peas
1 pound dried black eyed peas
1 pound dried green lentils
1 pound dried brown lentils
Combine beans in a very large bowl. Pour two cups of bean mix into pretty 16 ounce wide mouth jars. Instead of mixing the beans together, you can layer the beans. Very pretty. Just use about 1/8 cup of each bean until you fill the jar.
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Holiday Bean Soup Mix
Bean Mix from jar
1 smoked ham hock
2 cans, 14.5 oz each stewed tomatoes
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
6 cups water
1/4 cup fresh parsley
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin seed
Cover beans with water and soak overnight. Drain beans and place in a stockpot. Add ham hock, tomatoes, onion, garlic, bay leaf and 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, cover and simmer 1 hour or until beans are tender. Remove bay leaf before serving. Serve warm. Makes 11 cups of soup.
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Gifts in a Jar Potato Chip Cookie Mix
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups crushed potato chips
2/3 cup chopped pecans
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
In a small bowl, stir together the flour and baking powder. Layer ingredients in order given in a 1 quart wide mouth canning jar. It will be a tight fit. Press each layer firmly in place before adding next ingredient.
Decorate the jar and attach a tag with the following directions:
Potato Chip Cookie Mix
Empty jar of cookie mix into large mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly. Add: 2 sticks butter, softened and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix until blended completely. Shape into balls the size of walnuts. Flatten. Bake at 350F for 14 to 18 minutes until edges are very lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes on the cookie sheets. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Makes 2 1/2 dozen.
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Gifts in a Jar Orange Blossom Rice Mix
1 cup long grained white rice
1/2 teaspoon dried orange peel
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
Combine and store in an airtight jar decorated with a pretty ribbon.
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Orange Blossom Rice
2 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons butter
1 package rice mix
Bring water and butter to a boil. Add rice, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 20 minutes. Makes 6 servings.
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