What’s a Deconstructed Cookie Jar, you ask? It’s simple: Layers of dry cookie ingredients are placed in a jar, and the directions for adding wet ingredients and baking the cookies are attached. With a shelf life of several weeks, these are ideal mishloach manot, they look great in a clear jar and are easy to make. Make a cute label with the baking instructions for a great finish.

My go to blondies in a Jar
(I suggest a half of recipe per jar)
Recipe and instructions below are for one full recipe

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups brown sugar
1 ½ cups walnuts
2 cups chocolate chips
Or 2 cups dried fruit, chips of your choice, marshmallows, or coconut (Get creative, it looks fabulous in the jar)
Glass covered jars, 3 cup capacity

Mix flour, baking powder and salt together and set aside.

In the bottom of the jar, pour in the chocolate chips (or add in of your choice). On top of the chips, pour in the walnuts and on top of that the flour mixture. Cover the jar.

Include a tag with instructions:

**** (If you are making jars with ½ the ingredients make sure to adjust below to 1 stick margarine, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and use an 8 x 8 inch pan)

Blondies in a Jar
(All you need is 2 sticks margarine, 2 eggs, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract)
Melt margarine and mix with 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and the Blondies in a Jar. Stir until combined.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
Pour batter in pan.
Bake for 25 minutes or until blondies are just set in the center.