• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions:

• Mix the salt and baking soda in with the flour, then layer the ingredients into the jar. Use scissors to cut a 9-10 inch-diameter circle from scraps of holiday material. Place over the lid and secure it with a rubber band. Tie on a ribbon or raffia bow to cover the rubber band.
• Enclose a recipe card with the following mixing and baking directions:

• Chocolate Chip Cookies - Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

• Sift dry ingredients through a colander to separate the chocolate chips from the other ingredients.

• Beat 1 cup of unsalted butter or margarine in a medium bowl. Beat sifted ingredients into butter until blended.

• In a small bowl, beat 1 egg with 1 teaspoon of vanilla.

• Mix beaten egg mixture into butter mixture until blended. Stir in the chocolate chips.

• Drop teaspoonfuls of batter, spaced well apart, onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake 8 minutes or until lightly browned.

  Yields about 4 dozen TIP: Make sure to pack down each layer to make it fit in the jar better. If you use the decorated bowls the chocolate chips and be left in the bag and the sifting would not be a necessary step. Make sure to store your gifts in a cool dry place away from a heat source so condensation and clumping does not occur.

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