5/8 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Layer the ingredients in a 1 quart or 1 liter jar, in the order listed. Attach a tag with the following instructions:
Cranberry Hootycreeks
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a cookie sheet or line it with parchment paper. In a medium mixing bowl, beat together 1/2 cup softened butter, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla until fluffy. Add the entire jar of ingredients, and mix together by hand until well blended. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes on baking sheets, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Note: Reviewers, please help us out and note the yield. Thanks!
A cookie baker in Boise, Idaho Nov 15, 2008
Would make this again.
I've made these the past few years, but not as a jar gift. People laugh when they first read the name. I love the moistness of the cookie and they're colorful as well. I make the dough and divide into 3 batches to make during the season so they're always fresh for giving.
Julie in upstate New York Nov 13, 2008
Would make this again.
Very tasty cookies! Would definitely make again. Not only are they very tasty, but they have a bit of color that's fitting w/the Christmas season-bits of red and white.
Susan in Maple Ridge, BC Aug 16, 2008
Would make this again.
Have been making them for the last few years. Thank you for the recipe everyone loves them, I can never make a single batch.
Changed regular sugar to white and brown splenda for all our diabetic family and friends and they are still a favorite. If using splenda add up to a 1/4 cup of water (for double batch) to your butter and egg mixture. Also, I don't double the sugar part of the recipe if using splenda they are still sweet enough with the cranberries and white chocolate chips.
Shari in Texas Jan 13, 2008
Would make this again.
These cookies are wonderful! I made 2 batches and ended up with about 35 small cookies. You can also 'play' with the 'addin' ingredients..nuts,chips,etc. This is a keeper for my recipe box! As a Give on Holiday 'Cookies In a Jar' Recipe, it's a great recipe!!
Lisa Oborn in Allen, TX Jan 7, 2008
Would make this again.
We LOVE these cookies. This year we made them for Christmas gifts. To make them look a little more festive I dipped half the cookie in melted white chocolate and sprinkled chopped dried cranberries on the white chocolate. My family has voted that they are even better this way. We then put the finished cookies into a quart jar for our packaging. They looked really cute. I had to make them half the size the recipe call for. With this smaller size, I yielded approx 55 cookies.
Kelly in Delaware Dec 23, 2007
Would make this again.
These cookies are very easy to make and my family loved them - the first batch disappeared literally overnight! It yielded 24 medium-sized cookies. Definitely try this recipe!!
Dec 22, 2007
Would make this again.
I think these are really good cookies and easy to make although I did not make it from the jar. I would definitely make them again. They made about 30 cookies.
Jan in Colorado Dec 18, 2007
Would make this again.
These are simply the BEST Christmas cookies ever
A cookie baker in Nederland, TX Dec 16, 2007
Would make this again.
Made nice tasty cookies. Easy recipe and looks pretty in the jar. These fit perfectly in the Ziplock quart jars. It made approx 2 dozen medium (2.5 to 3 inch) cookies.
Allison Burke in East Lansing, MI Dec 16, 2007
Would make this again.
I thought these were good, but a little tart b/c of the cranberries. They are very small cookies, I made this recipe & came up with about 30 small cookies.
