The Essential Guide Magazine Lymm - Nov/Dec 14 | Page 38

Chocolate Chip Cookies in a Jar If you’re stuck for Christmas or birthday present ideas, make these for a wonderful food gift. The dry ingredients for delicious chocolate chip cookies are layered in a jar and labelled with instructions. Ingredients Method Prep:15min › Ready in:15min Combine the flour, bicarbonate of soda, caster sugar and the chocolate chips. Place half of the mixture in a clean 1 litre glass jar and pack firmly. Place the dark brown soft sugar on top, again packing firmly. Place the remaining flour mixture on top. Cover with a lid. Attach an index card with the following directions: Empty contents of jar into a large bowl. In separate bowl combine 170g butter, 1 1/2 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until creamy. Add to dry mixture. Drop tablespoons of the batter onto ungreased baking trays. Bake in a preheated 190 C / Gas 5 oven for 8 to 10 minutes. What kind of ball doesn’t bounce? A snowball! 38 What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations? Tinsel-itis! Nine issues in Culcheth Lymm Great Sankey & Penketh Chapelford Stockton Heath & Appleton Thewlwall, Grappenhall & Latchford Birchwood Lowton & Golborne Newton-le-Willows