A favorite Christmas gift is the mix in a jar. You have seen them, anything from cookies to soup, and of course brownies. They are fun to make and equally fun to receive. The recipient can then bake up some delicious, chocolaty brownies whenever the mood hits them. This is a guide about making brownies in a jar mixes.
In layers, add sugar and cocoa powder. Clean inside of jar with a paper towel after this layer. Then add flaked coconut, sprinkled with almond extract, toss to blend, then add almonds. Add flour mixed with baking powder and salt. Add mixed flour a little at a time, pressing in tightly after each addition.
Almond Joy Brownies (recipe on card attached to lid)
Empty jar of brownie mix into large mixing bowl. Throroughly blend.
Add butter and eggs, slightly beaten. Mix until completely blended.
Spread batter in a cooking sprayed 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Cut into 2 inch squares. Makes 2 dozen brownies
By Jessica from Hillsboro, OR
Source: Cookies in a Jar: Recipes for Layered Cookie Mixes by Jackie Gannaway
By Vivian P.
Mix flour with baking powder and salt. Start filling jar with sugar at the bottom. Add cocoa powder, cleaning the inside of jar with a paper towel after this layer. Add chopped nuts. Add mixed flour a little at a time; press in tightly after each addition. Use jar lid to push the last bit down into the jar.
Brownies (recipe on a card attached to jar)
Empty jar of brownie mix into large mixing bowl, and blend thoroughly. Add melted butter and eggs. Mix until completely blended. Spread batter in a cooking sprayed 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Cut into 2 inch squares.
Makes 2 dozen brownies
Source: Cookies in a Jar: Recipes for Layered Cookie Mixes by Jackie Gannaway
By Vivian P.
Start filling the jar with the ingredients in order starting with the coconut. Lastly, add mixed flour a little at a time, pressing in tightly after each addition. Use jar lid to push the last of the flour down into the jar.
Brownies (recipe on a card attached to jar)
Mix until completely blended. Spread batter into a cooking sprayed 9 x 13 inch metal pan. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes. Cool 15 minutes in baking pan.
Trim 1/2 inch from each edge of brownies (discard this overcooked portion). Cut brownies into 1 1/2 inch squares. Cool completely in pan.
Makes 2 dozen brownies.
Source: Cookies in a Jar: Recipes for Layered Cookie Mixes by Jackie Gannaway
By Vivian P.
Blonde Brownies (recipe on card attached to jar)
Empty jar of blonde brownie mix into mixing bowl. Thoroughly blend. Add 3 eggs. Mix until completely blended. Spread batter into an oiled 9" x 13" baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 28 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Cut into 2 inch squares.
Makes 2 dozen brownies
By Vivian P.
I hope someone can help me out. I wish to give a cake/brownie mix in a jar as a gift to a very busy new mother who loves to bake homemade cakes and brownies from scratch, but has no time to weigh and measure.
Due to allergies, boxed cake mixes are not an option, there are too many additives. Plus the family has egg allergies too! Is such a thing possible? All the recipes I have found require eggs to be added.
Thank you in advance.
By Cettina from Malta, Europe
By Great Granny Vi
11/19/2011
Here's Jodi's eggless cake from ThriftyFun. Liquids would still have to be measured though. GG Vi
Chocolate Depression Cake
Ingredients:
· 3 cups flour
· 2 cups sugar
· pinch salt
· 2 tsp. baking soda
· 10 level Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
· 2 tsp. vanilla
· 3/4 cup salad oil
· 2 Tbsp. vinegar
· 2 cups cold water
Directions:
Sift dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix with a large spoon until smooth. Spoon into a greased and floured 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Frost with your favorite frosting.
Source: From my mom, she got it from her foster mom.
By Jodi from Aurora, CO
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