Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies in a Pint Jar are a recipe perfect for sharing a sweet dessert with friends and family or for a unique idea when making affordable holiday gifts! Make yours with the free printable label included.
Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies in a Pint Jar
Mason jars are great for so many things like salad recipes to bring to lunch at work or cute and unique storage solutions. They are also perfect for gifting during the holidays or special events! They aren’t just good for your grandma’s canning anymore. 😉 I was searching for a favor idea for my sister-in-law’s baby shower and I came across these wonderful Cranberry Bliss Cookies in a jar over at Launder, Fold, Repeat and knew I needed to give them a try.
I started to do the math on how much it would cost to make enough for the anticipated 30 people coming and it started to get a little steep. I really liked the idea though and didn’t want to have to scrap it. Then I realized I could do a pint size jar instead of quart, and it would cost almost half as much. Since my mom already had a ton of pint size canning jars I only had to buy one pack of 12. After shopping around for sales on white chocolate chips and finding dried cranberries in 48oz bags for under $7 at Sams Club, I was good to go. These were the two most expensive items and I was able to significantly cut down on costs by planning ahead.
It wouldn’t be as simple as cutting the quart recipe in half. Trust me, I tried that (lazy) way, but the cookies came out too sweet and they spread too thin. After playing around with many different combinations of flour and sugar I finally came up with what I think is a great pint cookie jar recipe. They have the perfect amount of chewiness with a thicker cake-like texture and great balance of sweetness.
Best of all, this smaller pint sized jar makes for a smaller batch of cookies for when you are craving something sweet but don’t want to make a huge batch of baked goods. Just add some butter, egg and vanilla and you have got delicious cookies hot out of the oven in no time!
If you are giving these as a gift, be sure to include a tag with them, so the recipient knows how to prepare them! You can download these free Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies in a Pint Jar Labels I have created to go along with the cookie jars. These labels can but cut out and attached with a ribbon, or they are designed to print with these Avery round 2″ labels.
Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies in a Pint Jar
Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies in a Pint Jar are a recipe perfect for sharing a sweet dessert with friends and family or for a unique idea when making affordable holiday gifts!
Ingredients
Pint Jar Mix
- 1/3 c. packed brown sugar
- ¼. Tsp. Cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. Salt
- ¼ tsp. Baking powder
- 1/8 tsp. Baking soda
- 1/3 c. + 1 Tbsp. All purpose flour
- ½ c. Quick oats
- ½ c. Dried cranberries
- ½ c. White chocolate chips
Additions For Baking
- ¼ c. softened butter
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp. vanilla
Instructions
Making Pint Jar Mix
- In a pint jar, pack the brown sugar into the base. (I used a muddler from my bar set.) On top of the sugar add the cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the flour and gently shake the jar back and forth to even out the layer of flour. Do the same with the oats and then dried cranberries.
- At this point you will need to squish the cranberries down to make room for the white chocolate chips. If your chips don’t reach the top of the jar lid, add a few extra to fill the jar. You don’t want any empty space or the layers in the jar will get mixed up and not look very pretty.
- Include a tag with the jar with the instructions on how to prepare the cookies.
Baking Cookies
- To bake cookies, beat the butter, egg & vanilla in a medium bow. Pour the jar mix into a medium bowl and mix until well combined. Drop by Tablespoonful onto cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes at 375°F. Cool and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 130Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 98mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 1gSugar: 14gProtein: 1g
Provided nutrition data is only an estimate. If you are tracking these nutrients for medical purposes, please consult an outside, trusted source.
Katy says
Thank you for sharing this recipe!! It makes the perfect gift and it’s so pretty!
Jyoti khanna says
Few of my friends are vegetarion. Would u suggest a substitute for egg? Thanku
Danielle Green says
I haven’t tested this recipe with an egg substitute, but if they are vegan they probably know what egg substitute they prefer for baked goods.
A Turner says
Lovey recipe I made as presents for family and friends and now doing as yearly gift diff cookies thanks so much
Karen says
Hi Danielle, can you use non-quick oats just as well? Thanks!
Danielle Green says
They will change the texture a little so I wouldn’t recommend it.
Karine says
I would love to make a quart mason jar might you know how much of everything I would need thanks!
Danielle Green says
You can simply double the recipe
Bryce says
These sound delicious! Not sure if I missed it in the other comments, but how many cookies will this recipe yield?
Danielle Green says
It makes about 1 dozen small cookies
Penny says
I received a pint jar gift this Christmas and just got around to finally baking them. Oh my they are good! They are so good that I needed the recipe and so the search began. I will make these again and give a few out for gifts as well. They are just yummy! Thank you!
Danielle Green says
Ahhh I love that you recieved them as a gift and enjoyed them so much!
Anouk Doiron says
Hi Danielle! Super excited to try your recipe! How long you think the mixte can stay in the jar before doing the recipe?
Danielle Green says
For optimal freshness I would use them within a month.
Glenda says
Do you have the receipt for a quart jar
Danielle Green says
This is the original recipe for the quart jars that I adapted these from, http://launderfoldrepeat.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-cookies-in-jar.html
Wanda says
I might be missing the answer in the comments, but how many cookies does one batch make? I am thinking of doing this for a cookie exchange. Much easier than baking 12 dozen cookies – if this recipe makes at least 1 dozen – lol!
Danielle Green says
Hey Wanda, this jar makes exactly one dozen cookies!
Waunda says
Perfect – thank you! I didn’t realize you had responded so quickly. No notifications or I definitely would have responded sooner ☺️
Wanda says
OMG – these were so good! Thank you!
Danielle Green says
Happy to hear you enjoyed them!
Lee Ann says
OMG….these were the best!!! I shared a bit but by the time everyone realized I made a batch, they were gone…making them again today!!
Thank you Danielle!
PS…I would like to make a bigger batch. May I just double the batch and will they taste the same?
Advise please….
Danielle Green says
So happy to hear you enjoyed them! Yes you should be able to double it will turn out the same.
Phyllis Morin says
I have been trying to print the recipe for the cranberry white chocolate cookies in the pint jar and won’t let me do you have any idea how I can do it. I do the cookie jars and I like the idea of the pint jars. Thank you for any help you can give me.???
Danielle Green says
Hi Phyllis, sorry you are having problems with it. I just tried it and it worked fine for me, so my guess is that you have a pop-up blocker on of some sort. Either way, I went ahead and emailed you the label document directly. Hope you enjoy!
Bonnie says
Would you happen to have a shopping list for bulk amounts? You said you made 30 jars. I plan to do 50 for a fun group project, but have no idea how much flour, cranberries etc to buy.
Thanks!
Bonnie
Danielle Green says
For 50 pint jars, you will need roughly the following amount of ingredients.
17 c. packed brown sugar
¼. c. Cinnamon
⅛ c. Salt
¼ c. Baking powder
⅛ c. Baking soda
20 c. All purpose flour
25 c. Quick oats
25 c. Dried cranberries
25 c. White chocolate chips
Bonnie says
Thank you so much!
Valentina @Valentina's Corner says
Cranberries and white chocolate, what a perfect combination!
Malinda says
I love small batch cookies so I don’t feel quite as bad when I eat them all!! I love cookie jars like this, the layers are so pretty!
Melissa Howell says
What a great gift idea! I love that it makes a small batch (because I cannot control myself around cookies and will eat them ALL!)
Julie Evink says
I love getting gifts like this! Maybe I should be awesome and make some for the holidays!!
Marva says
Hi Danielle
Can you tell me how you created these labels?
We scaled our mixture down to a pint-sized jar so we will also need to scale down the additional ingredients.
Danielle Green says
I used Photoshop to create the labels and them imported them into a Word document.
Marva says
Thanks Danielle! Would you mind emailing me the Word document so that I can adjust the measurements for the half-pint jar we are doing? I have been trying to create this label on my own but I cant get it into the perfect little circle like you created?
I’d be forever grateful if you will!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Danielle Green says
The Word document only has flattened images, no text to edit. Therefore, you wouldn’t be able to adjust any ingredients with the Word doc unfortunately. Sorry I can’t be more help!
Sarah Ehlers says
Hello! I saw that you mentioned something about not being able to cut the original recipe in half to make the pint-sized jar recipe, and that you had to tweak the recipe to get it to fit into a pint size jar versus a quart. But if I wanted to make the quart sized batch of cookies, do you know how much of each ingredient I would need in that case? Thank you so much for your help. I hope that made sense…? LOL
Danielle Green says
You can find the original quart recipe here, http://launderfoldrepeat.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-cookies-in-jar.html
Couper says
Hi, what does ‘c.’ Stand for? Thanks! Great I site!
Danielle Green says
Cup 🙂
Kate says
Do you use metric cup measurements? Ie. 1C = 250ml? I’m in Australia and not sure if we use the same measuring system for quantities??
Danielle Green says
No, I am using a US cup which is a little less.
Vale says
Cookies perfection! I tried them today adding some pistachio and they where unbelievable! Plus it was super fun to make with my 2 years old son helping!!! Tomorrow I’m giving a jar as a present and I’m sure it’s going to be appreciated! Thanks and kisses from Italy
Danielle Green says
I’m so glad you and your son could enjoy them together!
Terri says
How many pint jars does this recipe make?
Danielle Green says
This recipe makes one pint jar.