Time’s Up! The winner of the Desserts in Jars Giveaway is:
#558 dixie: oatmeal chocolate chip cookies w/ walnuts :) my FAVE!!
Congrats Dixie! I’ve sent you an email! :)
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I have a sweet giveaway to share today. :) Hands down, one of my favorite weekends ever was when my friend Shaina came and stayed at my house while she was writing her delicious book Desserts in Jars. We spent two days baking, photographing, and totally indulging in 11 ridiculously fabulous desserts that went straight into this fun book. Shaina’s book not only includes a multitude of decadent desserts made and displayed in jars, but she also has many ideas and recipes for jar mixes made for gifting. Cookie mixes, like this Monster Cookie Mix pictured above, are the perfect gift for any occasion, but they’re especially fun at Christmas! If you’re looking for a unique stocking stuffer or special gift for someone who’s hard to buy for, check out all the fun jar mixes in Shaina’s book. You can now conveniently find Deserts in Jars at Target! The Espresso Brownies, White Chocolate Spice Cookies, or the Spiced Hot Chocolate with Cinnamon Marshmallows Mix are sure to wow! The cookie mix alone would be perfect for a stocking stuffer, or for a great gift tuck this cookie mix in a basket with a baking sheet (or a muffin top pan), a fun decorative spatula, (Target has the cutest Christmas spatulas right now!) a cookie scoop, and some decorative teaspoons along with a copy of Desserts in Jars. Perfect! And they obviously travel well if you need to ship any gifts this year. Shaina shipped me this cookie mix above and as you can see, it looks flawless!
Shaina even has free printable gift tags with instructions for topping your cookie mix jars on her Desserts in Jars site. So convenient!
Ya’ll know as soon as I pulled the gorgeous jar out of the box I had to make these cookies immediately! :) Just whip up a little peanut butter, butter, eggs and vanilla…
Then take your fabulous cookie mix…
And dump it right in.
You can bake on any standard cookie sheet, but I wanted to make these in a muffin top pan today.
I love how HUGE they turn out in a muffin top pan! Look at that gorgeous deep-dish crust! These Monster Cookies definitely live up to their name. :)
Peanut Butter and M&Ms… These are the cookies Santa wants on his plate! :)
Monster Cookies In a Jar Mix
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup M&Ms or chocolate chips
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup chopped walnuts or broken pretzel pieces
1. Whisk together the sugar, baking soda, and salt and pour into the bottom of a 1-quart Mason jar.
2. Top with the oats, M&M’s, brown sugar, and chopped walnuts or pretzels. Seal with lid and attach a label with the following instructions for the recipient:
To Make Monster Cookies
3/4 cup peanut butter (not natural)
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix the peanut butter, butter, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl until well combined. Add the contents of this jar and stir until just combined. Form the dough into 2-inch balls and set on cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 12-14 minutes until the top sof the cookies begin to brown. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
Recipe adapted from Desserts in Jars.
Desserts in Jars Giveaway!
I’m so excited to share a fun gift basket of sweets and treats with one lucky Kevin & Amanda reader, celebrating Desserts in Jars. Here’s what all you’ll get!
- 1 Monster Cookie Mix (made by Shaina herself!)
- 1 personalized, autographed copy of Desserts in Jars
- 1 $25 Target gift card
- 1 Key to My Heart Jar Necklace
How CUTE is that necklace?? I love it!! :)
How to Enter
To enter the Desserts in Jars giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. What’s your favorite dessert?? :)
Contest ends Saturday, December 15 at 8 am CST. One entry per person, please. Winner will be chosen at random and notified by email.
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Stay sweet… and good luck!!! :)
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My all time favorite dessert has to be tiramisu. The creaminess and the blend of flavors is just to die for!
My favorite sweet is Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Cookies!
I do enjoy a homemade chocolate cream pie with a delicious flaky crust.
I love profiteroles with chocolate sauce!
Anything that is chocolate with more chocolate added to it!
Love me a good soft sugar cookie.
Brownies! Brownies! Brownies! I especially love the ones with nuts.
Those look yummy!! I love giving gifts in jars, I can’t wait to get this great book!! My favorite dessert is ice cream and it never hurts to have a warm brownie under!! :)
Probably chocolate cheesecake…mmmm! :)
I’m not a huge dessert fan, but I do like cherry pie. My sister would really like this book!
It’s got to be pumpkin pie. YUM!
Canniolis from the North End!!
Creme Brulee is my all-time favorite!
Banana Split Dessert……Yummers! :)
Fun giveaway! I could use a cookie right now:)
My favorite dessert today (because it changes every day) is a warm, gooey Peppermint White Chocolate Chip cookie.
My favorite dessert is cheesecake!
Pumpkin cheesecake
Chocolate cake. Cream cheese frosting. Ice-cold ice cream.
Tillamook Chocolate Peanut Butter ice cream is by far my most favorite dessert. Mmmmm.
My favorite dessert is anything with peanut butter and chocolate.
My favorite dessert is : Frozen Oreo dessert…so yummy and easy!!!
1 pkg Oreo cookies crushed (put a little aside for topping sprinkle)
1/4 c. melted butter
1 pint of vanilla bean ice cream
1 jar of hot fudge
crush your cookies and add the melted butter. Spread in the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Take your ice cream and slice in 1″ slices and place on top of the crushed oreos. Place in freezer for a few minutes. Warm the hot fudge slowly in the microwave then spread over the ice cream. Sprinkle left over crushed oreos on top of hot fudge. YUM!!! Merry Christmas and Enjoy!!!!
Boston Cream Pie! Or macarons! Maybe I shall combine the two! ;)
My favorite dessert is cheesecake!!!
I love chocolate mousse with whipped cream.
I love my version of Key Lime Cream Cheese Pie! Refreshing and yum!
You can’t go wrong with soft, gooey chocolate chip cookies!
ANY cookie!!!!
Chocolate cake with 7 minute icing.
My favorite dessert is a really good chocolate cake.
I loooove ice cream cake!
There are so many favorites and so many I can’t have anymore but when I indulge it is tiaramasu or cheesecake
Favorite dessert hands down is red velvet cheesecake! Second would be brownies. Thanks for a chance to win an awesome prize.we are doing our baking this weekend but there is always a reason to bake something yummy.
Love my chocolate chocolate chip cookies!
I think my favorite dessert is banana pudding – the really bad kind, with cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk and shortbread cookies. But honestly, I love almost any dessert. Off hand, I can’t think of one I don’t like. Not one.
Oh my, what a great prize> Those cookies look yummy and I love them made in the muffin top pan.
Thanks for the chance.
Apple Pie…hot, cold, good, bad, with ice cream, with cheese, one pie crust, double pie crust, any way, any time…it’s apple pie!
These cookies look great!! Would love to win a prize!!
Favorite dessert? Anything involving chocolate, of course! :)
Pumpkin Cream Pie
Cheesecake for the win!! ;)
My all time favorite dessert is cannoli’s, but I must admit I’m picky. They are either real good or not so good. Usually no in between.
Almond Roca Cookies! Fun to make and fun to eat!
My favorite dessert is Strawberry Shortcake
I love a brownie sundae! Thanks for the giveaway :$
Im not to picky, but creme brule, cheese cake or chocolate cake
My favorite holiday dessert is my Grandmother’s Pumkin Pie recipe!
thanks for the chance to win!
I could never REALLY choose just one favorite … but the first one that comes to mind is homemade-like-your-granny-made-it peach cobbler.
My favorite is fudge pie
My favorite dessert is cheesecake! I like Vanilla Bean!!!
Tiramisu. But her cookies look amazing and I really want to try the Monster Cookies.
My favorite dessert is cheesecake!!
My favorite dessert is a berry or apple pie a la mode.
My mom’s Texas chocolate sheet cake! Frozen, of course!
That’s a hard choice but I’d probably say cheesecake or chocolate cake and ice cream!!!
Coffee Oreo Ice Cream
Jewish apple cake, but for the holidays, cookies, cookies, cookies!
That’s really tough…I’m going to have to go with cookies.
German Chocolate Cake!
Normally it’s ice cream but Christmas cookies have been hitting the spot lately! :)
I love chocolate cake! It has to be very chocolatey and moist, so not any cake will do. I made your Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie n’ Oreo Fudge Brownie Bars last weekend and they were a huge hit around here. I just came by to get the recipe for the brownie batter chocolate fudge cupcakes…might be a new fave!
Chocolate pie!
I’ve never met a dessert that I didn’t like! ;-) But I guess my favorite would have to be cheesecake!
Merry Christmas Y’all!!!!
My favorite dessert is muddy buddies or caramel popcorn. I love, love, love dessert!!
Chocolate beignets are my absolute fave!!!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Any kind of peanut butter cookies are the best dessert!
My favorite kind of dessert is red velvet cake with lots of frosting!
so hard to choose! i really like cheesecake, though. my whole family does!
That is hard since my favorite meal is dessert. :) I guess I would say caramel brownie sundae.
Who doesn’t like a good piece of cake with a nice tall cold glass of milk!
my favorite dessert is pound cake, rich, buttery pound cake,
with or without chocolate, with or without frosting, just gimme
the cake lol ~ thanks, Amanda ♥
I love wedding cake!!
Flourless chocolate cake with whipped cream and raspberries!
And Flan
or creme brûlée
Thanks for the chance.
Anything chocolate!
Chocolate Chip Cookies, they’re a classic!
Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite.
Oh, that would have to be Apple Pie!
I am a SUCKER for a cannoli :)
My very favorite dessert (if i have to choose just 1) is my grandma’s recipe for rhubarb custard pie
I love all things sweet :), but Cheesecake is my favorite.
Whoopie pies are my favorite dessert!
My favorite dessert will probably ALWAYS be ice cream…. (and chocolate cake – LOVE your chocolate cake recipe) Hope you have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Hello,
You can never go wrong with a chocolate chip cookie!!!
Merry Christmas,
Jodie
My favorite is red velvet cupcakes!
stawberry cheesecake! yummy! :) thanks for the giveaway!
Chocolate and peanut butter in any form!
Anything with chocolate and peanut butter!
I adore my mom’s creamy sugar cookies with homemade icing. She would make them every Christmas and would always color the icing using red or green food coloring.
What a great idea! I’m going to do this for holiday gifts this year.
oops! forgot to tell you my favorite dessert – ice cream, hands down.
My favorite dessert is peppermint bark!!!!
White cake with white icing! Mmmmmmmm
I’ve never met a dessert I didn’t like – but my favorite would have to be cheesecake!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Peppermint Bark!!!!
I absolutely refuse to pick a favorite. I love brownies one day. Cookies the next. Cake- swoon. and cupcakes- heaven…. I cannot choose!!!
Brownies with chocolate chips & crispy edges~ or Peanut butter cookies, also with chocolate chips & crispy edges… or cheesecake, with strawberries, or white chocolate bread pudding with blueberries & sauce… okay, I’m easy!
Chocolate mousse!! Yummy : )
I love anything chocolate! Maybe my favorite was the chocolate cake made from scratch with pink peppermint 7 minute boiled icing. My mother made this for my birthday every year. Miss you mom.
Chocolate chip cookies. I know they’re basic, but I just can’t resist.