Ladies, I was hoping to do Mother's Day inexpensively and I wanted to do some sort of item I can put in a jar and then the special Mom can just add an egg or oil and then bake. I was thinking of doing choc chip cookies in a pretty mason jar and tie it with a pretty bow. Does anyone else have any ideas? I have about 6 mom's I would like to appreciate.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

There are a few good ideas here:
Inexpensive Gift ideas By Category
I liked the cup/mug gifts and the jars, I also got some great gourmet popcorn recipes from this site too.

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I like the cookie mix in a jar. Its cheap and easy! Also they can make it when they want and not have to worry about consuming it right away!

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you should put a piece of cloth on the lid under the ring it gives it a nice little touch!

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Cappuccino


2/3 c instant coffee granules
1 c powdered non-dairy creamer
1 c powdered chocolate drink mix
1/2 c sugar
3/4 tsp cinnamon
3/8 tsp nutmeg

Put the instant coffee into a food processor, and process to a fine powder.

Mix creamer, chocolate mix, instant coffee, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir together til mixed.

Spoon into 2 - 12 ounce jars.

Attach note

Cappuccino: Mix 3 tablespoons of powder with 6 fluid ounces hot water.


sand art brownies
5/8 c flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/3 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 c flour
2/3 c packed brown sugar
2/3 c sugar
1/2 c semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 c vanilla baking chips
1/2 c walnuts

Mix the 5/8 cup of flour with salt.
In a clean, wide mouth 1 quart jar, layer the ingredients in the order given. Starting with the flour and salt mix, and ending with the walnuts.

Attach tag--

Sand Art Brownies:
1. Preheat oven to 350.Grease one 9x9 in square baking pan.
2. Pour the contents of the jar into a large bowl, and mix well.
3. Stir in 1 tsp vanilla, 2/3 c vegetable oil, and 3 eggs. Beat til just combined.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 min.


Chai Mix

Chai Mix

1 c nonfat dry milk powder
1 c powdered non-dairy creamer
1 c French vanilla flavored powdered non-dairy creamer
2 1/2 c sugar
1 1/2 c unsweetened instant tea
2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground cardamom

Mix milk powder, non-dairy creamer, vanilla flavored creamer, sugar and instant tea.
Stir in ginger, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
In food processor, blend 1 cup at a time, til mixture is the consistency of fine powder.

Attach gift tag--

To serve: Stir 2 heaping tablespoons Chai tea mixture into a mug of hot water.

I have also seen people do brownie mix, chili or other soup ingredients in jars.
Maybe the wrong time of year, but even hot cocoa in a jar.

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I did some Mason jar gifts this year too, but instead of food items, I filled the jar 3/4 way with clean, new dirt, added flower seeds, a decorative mini stake (JoAnns or the Target dollar spot have them) and then tied it with a pretty ribbon and attached an additional packet of flower seeds for the "tag". I received one of these last year and the flowers bloomed in the jar and it was so cute!