Gifts In A Jar - Reese's Peanuty Butter Cup Cookie Mix

 Homemade cookies are the BEST!!! It is so easy to do when you already have your master ingredients gathered up and placed in a jar. These make great gifts or make them for your pantry.

I promise you will be more likely to make homemade cookies if you already have this in the jar. Take a day and make all your mixes up for your pantry and for gifts.

Reeses Peanut Butter Cups are my favorite kind of candy. So you can imagine how much I love these cookies.

REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUP COOKIE MIX

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

8 Reese's peanut butter cup candy (0.7 ounce) cut into 1/2 inch pieces

Mix together the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside. Layer ingredients in order listed into a 1 quart ''wide mouth'' canning jar. Press each layer firmly in place. It will be a tight fit. Add chopped peanut butter cups last.

Attach the following information to the jar:

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Mix

To make peanut butter cookies, in addition to the mix in the jar, you will need:

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened at room temperature

1 egg, slightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

Remove peanut butter cups from jar. Set aside. Empty remaining cookie mix into

large mixing bowl. Use your hands to thoroughly blend mix. Add butter or

margarine, egg and vanilla. Mix until completely blended. You will need to finish mixing with your hands. Mix in peanut butter cups. Shape into walnut sized balls.

Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 12 to 14 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to racks to finish cooling.

Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.