Triple Chocolate Peppermint Cookies in a Jar + Printable Tags
Triple chocolate peppermint cookies jar mix is a delightful blend of rich chocolate, sweet peppermint, and chocolate candies that makes a perfect addition to any Christmas celebration. Quick to put together and package with the printable tags, the mix is perfect as a gourmet Christmas gift (think hostess, teacher, postal worker, or anyone!) or a luxurious treat for your own holiday get togethers.
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In case you haven’t noticed, I’m a fan of food mixes in jars. Whether it’s a soup mix, a muffin mix, a bread mix, pancake mix or cookie mix, it doesn’t matter – I’m up for both giving and receiving a fun new food to try!
I love that they are inexpensive and that it doesn’t add to the stuff people have, but still lets them know you have been thinking of them.
I’ve also found it’s a great way to give food that can be made on the recipient’s time frame – and doesn’t need to be consumed right away.
Which is perfect around the holidays when sweet food gifts are flowing in abundance. But what about in February when the gray, cold days just calls for a homemade bread or treat?
A jar full of ingredients that are easily paired with pantry staples in the answer!
And this jar of triple chocolate peppermint cookies is JUST the thing to bring anyone out of the doldrums. Moist, chewy and packed full of chunks of two different chocolates (the cocoa powder is the third chocolate), M&Ms, and peppermint pieces, they are the perfect antidote to the after holiday slump or cold winter days.
Ingredients for Jars
Detailed quantities and instructions for the mix are included in the full recipe box below, but here are a few extra tips for making and printing the tags.
Here’s what you’ll need to make the chocolate peppermint cookie mix with some variations and notes on the ingredients:
- Quart size jar with lid – wide mouth jars are best able to fit all the ingredients.
- Flour – I’ve created this to be used with whole wheat pastry flour, but you can also use regular unbleached flour (all-purpose).
- Salt and baking powder
- Cocoa powder – I’ve used both regular cocoa powder and a mix of regular and dutch process.
- Brown sugar – I’ve not made these with any other type of sugar, though I’m sure regular cane sugar would be okay. I like the flavor depth that brown sugar gives to chocolate cookies.
- White chocolate – choose either chopped pieces from a bar or chips, but do make sure they are a quality white chocolate with cocoa butter as one of the first ingredients.
- M&M candies – these are optional but if gifting at the holidays they are a fun addition. If not using, simply add more white chocolate or chocolate chips to fill the jar.
- Chocolate chips – use either semisweet or dark chocolate chips.
- Crushed peppermint candies – I buy a bag of crushed peppermint candy every season for recipes like this, but of course you can buy candy canes and crush them yourself.
- Large funnel (I use a canning funnel, which I use all the time for things like this, not just for canning!)
- Ribbon or twine and scissors
- Printed instruction tags (below)
Directions for Making Jar
Layer the ingredients in a quart mason jar in the order listed in the recipe card below.
TIP: To make it all fit with neat lines, tamp the jar down on the counter (or wood cutting board if your counter is hard like quartz) after each layer to compress the ingredients.
Attach a lid to seal the mix in the jar and print out the tags I’ve created for you below and attach one to the jar with ribbon or twine.
Free Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Tags
Click on the image of the tags below to open in a new window and download to your computer. (Or click here to open.)
How to Print & Cut Out Tags
- There will be two pages, the cookie name on front and the baking directions on the back – print back to back on a colored printer to get the green paper tag color.
- Use a heavyweight paper or light cardstock for best results.
- You may notice that the front and back tags don’t match up exactly (a-hem), but it doesn’t matter after cutting. Cut from the front side first along the lines and then trim any white you see on the back after cutting out. It all works out!
- Use a hole punch on the white circle for the tag hole – it should match up perfectly.
Just in case you’re wondering how the mix turns out – they’re really yummy with so many chunks of chocolatey goodness with just the right amount of peppermint.
Cookie Mix FAQs
Cookie mixes with a rising agent like baking powder or soda generally last 2-3 months, and because of the peppermint pieces this mix is best used within two months for optimal flavor.
Sure! You can make this mix your own by adding whatever chopped candy you’d like. Feel free to leave out the peppermint pieces, if you’d like (though you’ll need to make your own tag to reflect your changes).
This particular mix costs a bit more than mixes without the different chocolates and candies, coming in at $5-$6, depending on the sales you find.
Ideas for Gifting
You can of course give this on it’s own, but if you’d like to pair it with something, here are some ideas:
- Wooden spoon and tea towel.
- Coffee, tea, or other drink.
- A container of baked cookies so they can taste test what their jar will be like (a glass and bamboo container like this would be so useful!).
- A basket (like these kraft paper gift baskets) to hold the jar and anything else you’d like to add.
- Package with another jar cookie: Oat & Whole Wheat Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix, Cranberry White Chocolate Cookie Mix, or a main dish for a “meal basket:” Easy Lentil Barley Soup Mix or Red Beans And Rice Gift In A Jar.
Would you like a healthier jar cookie option? Try this chocolate-mint cookie mix with whole wheat and sweetened with maple syrup.
More Inexpensive Jar Gifts
Looking for more gift mixes recipes? Here are a few favorites (or you can see all the published gifts in jars here):
- Whole Wheat Beer Bread Mix (With or Without Alcohol)
- Rosemary Focaccia Bread: Handmade Gift In A Jar
- Cranberry Nut Muffin Mix Jar Gift with Printable Tags
- Peppermint Fudge Brownie Mix Jar Gift (+ Double Fudge Variation)
- Gifts in a Jar: 35+ Mason Jar Gifts for Everyone
I hope you love these peppermint chocolate cookies in a jar – if you make it, be sure to leave a recipe rating so I know how you liked it!
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Triple Chocolate Peppermint Cookies in a Jar
Equipment
- 1 quart jar with lid
- funnel, optional but makes it easier
- Measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
For Jar (layer in order given):
- 1¼ cups whole wheat pastry flour or unbleached flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped white chocolate or chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup Christmas M&Ms (optional)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips semisweet or dark
- 1/4 cup crushed peppermint candies
Instructions
Make jar gift:
- Layer the ingredients for the jar in the order given. Tamp down between each layer by tapping on the counter or a cutting board. TIP: mix the salt and baking powder together and use a long-handled teaspoon to lay it around the edges if you'd like the layered effect like shown in the photos.
- Add a lid. Print and cut out the tags. Punch a hole in the tag and thread a ribbon through before attaching to the jar below the lid. Option: tie a candy cane into the ribbon before the tag.
To make cookies (instructions on back of tags as well):
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease/line a large cookie sheet.
- Cream butter, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl.
- Add jar of cookie mix and stir with a wooden spoon until mixed thoroughly.
- Drop by tablespoons on a prepared pan and bake 10 minutes, until edges are just browning.
- Cool on pan for 10 minutes and then move to a cooling rack.
Notes
- The sealed cookie mix will store on a shelf 2-3 months.
- The baked cookies will be fresh for a few days on the counter or 3-4 months in the freezer.
Nutrition
This recipe is part of The Sweetest Season, an annual virtual cookie swap co-hosted by Erin of The Speckled Palate and Susannah of Feast + West. Every year, food bloggers get together to share new holiday cookie recipes to make and give.
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