Healthy Chocolate Mint Cookies In A Jar
Give the gift of healthier cookies with this mason jar gift of maple sweetened chocolate mint cookies. Lightly sweet and perfect with coffee or tea, this is a nice change from all the super sweet holiday cookies.
Servings: 1 jar
Calories: 102kcal
Equipment
- glass quart jar
- glass half-pint jar, optional
- lids for jars
Ingredients
- 3½ cups whole wheat flour, regular or pastry*
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy
- 1/3 cup crushed peppermint candies
- optional: 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup maple syrup, if giving along with quart jar
Instructions
For Each Quart Jar:
- Add the flour to the quart jar. A large canning funnel makes this a lot easier. The flour will almost fill the jar initially - tamp the jar down onto the counter a number of time to settle the flour to about 3/4 of the jar.
- Add the baking powder and salt.Add the cocoa powder and tamp the jar to settle it.
- Add the crushed peppermint. If you'd like to add chocolate chips, add them to the top (they will probably fill almost to the rim).
- Attach lid and tie with ribbon and printed recipe tag.
For Jar of Syrup:
- Pour the maple syrup into the small half pint jar, if using. Seal with a leakproof lid and give along with the quart jar of dry ingredients.
Notes
*Spelt flour also works. For a gluten free option, oat flour should work but I haven't tried it yet, so bake up a half batch before gifting to see for sure!
Jar Yield: The gift jar(s) makes 3 dozen tablespoon-sized cookies. The nutrition of each cookie after baking was calculated with the milk, oil, and eggs that will be added to make.
Want to just make these healthier cookies for yourself or a party?
- To the ingredients above add 2 eggs, 1/2 cup oil or melted butter, and 1 cup of milk (or milk substitute).
- Drop by tablespoons onto lined cookie sheets, flatten slightly with wet fingers and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
- TIP: These freeze beautifully - in fact I think they taste better slightly frozen!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 56mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 24IU | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
