25 Best Mason Jar Cookie Mixes (+ Easy Recipes)

Give the gift of baking with these creative and easy mason jar cookie mixes. Your friends and family will love these homemade mason jar cookies!

Not only are these super cute and versatile, but they’re great for gifts. Just layer everything in a clear jar and add a personalized tag with instructions.

Make a bunch to give out this Christmas, or tailor them for birthdays, Valentine’s Day, and even the Superbowl!

No matter the occasion, anyone would be thrilled to receive one of these stunning mason jar cookie mixes.

1. M&M Cookies in a Jar

The M&Ms in the jar makes this gift idea oh, so pretty. You can already tell the mix makes scrumptious cookies.

With just eight basic ingredients, a mason jar, and a bit of creativity, you’ll be able to make this mason jar cookie mix with minimal effort.

Important tip: while it’s essential to get all the ingredients in the jar, don’t forget to print out the recipe label, as well.

2. Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies in a Pint Jar

This jar contains layers of brown sugar, quick oats, dried cranberries, and white chocolate chips, among other things. 

Notice how these ingredients have such beautiful flavors and textures. When piled on top of each other, they create such a charming look.

You really can’t go wrong with a chewy white chocolate chip cookie, but the cranberries make it extra special.

3. 4-Ingredient Reese’s Pieces Cookies: Mason Jar Gift

I love, love, love how gorgeous this mason cookie jar is!

It only has two ingredients: yellow cake mix and Reese’s Pieces, but man, it looks divine.

I can’t get enough of the contrast between the white cake mix at the bottom and colorful Reese’s on top. From the look of the jar alone, you can already tell the cookies will be amazing — and they are.

And if you’ve never tried any cake mix recipes, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how tender these cookies are.

4. Lemon Cookie Mix in a Jar

This mason cookie jar is simply stunning. I mean, if you’re unsure about color combinations, you can’t go wrong with all-white, right?

Don’t be fooled by its plain look, though. It may be lacking in color, but it makes cookies that burst with lemon flavor. 

The chocolate chips provide a wonderful flavor contrast that makes these refreshing but also decadent.

5. Healthy Chocolate Mint Cookies In A Jar

If you’re on the hunt for a healthy cookie recipe, this mason jar cookie mix is for you.

With wholesome ingredients such as whole wheat flour, peppermint candies, and maple syrup (placed in a separate jar, of course), this mix makes cookies that are seriously delightful, but not high in calories.

6. Give Gifts in Jar: Monster Cookie Mix

People always say “it’s the thought that counts,” but this mason jar mix is more than just a thoughtful gift.

These cookies are sensational!

These monster cookies are fully loaded with oats, chocolate chips, and pecans. If you really want to show someone you care, this is the gift to give.

7. Cranberry-Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oatmeal, dried cranberries, and chocolate chips are piled on top of each other inside one glorious mason jar.

The ingredients alone already look so good together, so just imagine how amazing the resulting cookies would be! 

They’re soft and chewy, sweet and decadent, just like all cookies should be.

8. Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies in a Jar

This mason jar mix makes chocolate cookies studded with chocolate and peppermint chips.

What more could you ask of a winter cookie recipe?

They’re soft in the middle, chewy around the edges, and the double dose of chocolate and minty peppermint gives them a wonderful balance of flavors. 

Pro-tip: be sure the brown sugar is well-separated from the rest of the powdery ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, salt, etc.), as it has to be creamed with butter first.

9. Cranberry Pecan Crunch Cookies

Flour, sugar, pecans, and dried cranberries make up the layers of this next mason jar mix. 

When combined with butter and eggs and baked, these ingredients transform into soft and buttery cookies with chewiness and crunch. 

It’s a perfect example of how simple ingredients, when combined, can create something phenomenal.

10. Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar

Want to make your friends with gluten sensitivity happy? I can’t think of a better way than giving them this cookie mix in a jar.

I mean, how touching is it to receive a homemade gift from a loved one, am I right?

The fact that this cookie mix adheres to their diet also shows it’s well-thought-out. It’s a great way to show them how special they are to you.

Best of all, these gluten-free cookies are outstanding! They’re wonderfully sweet and moist, thanks to brown sugar and the chocolate chips give them a classic taste profile that everyone loves.

11. Fall Cookies in a Jar

These fall cookies will make anyone fall in love. 

The jar is adorable and the contents are crazy-cute. Presentation-wise, it gets a perfect 10.

Taste-wise, I give it a 15 out of 10! How can you go wrong with chocolate chips and Reese’s pieces together in one cookie? It’s a guaranteed hit.

12. Easter Cookies in a Jar

One look and you can already tell this mason jar mix is Easter-themed. It’s hard not to stop staring at those charming pastel M&Ms and white chocolate chips.

This mix creates a basic cookie dough, but the combination of candies and chocolate doll it up and makes it irresistible.

13. Cookies in a Jar Gift: White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut

I can never say no to the combination of macadamias and white chocolate chips.

Together, they give cookies a mix of sweet and salty, as well as nutty and crunchy. It’s just delicious. 

14. Easy Delicious Sugar Cookies in a Jar Recipe Mix

This cookie mix is made of flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

That means it’s completely white, with no textural contrast. Though it can be misconstrued as boring, I think its plainness is exactly what’s beautiful about it.

I love how – despite the basic ingredients – they manage to produce buttery and melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies.

15. Santa’s Christmas Cookies In A Jar

These cookies are flavored with cocoa powder and peppered with chocolate and white chocolate chips. 

That’s triple the chocolate, which means they’re triple-y good. Serve these to Santa and he might just give you an extra Christmas present. 

16. Oatmeal Cookies

Gift your friends this cookie mix so they can bake it themselves whenever the mood strikes.

That way, they get to enjoy these moist and chewy cookies warm and fresh from the oven!

While oatmeal cookies aren’t exactly everybody’s cup of tea, these will easily convert any non-believer.

17. Death by Chocolate Mason Jar Cookie Recipe

Got a chocoholic friend? Enable their addiction with this cookie mix in a jar. 

Infused with cocoa powder and dotted with chocolate chips, the chocolate flavor is very strong in these cookies.

18. Grinch Cake Mix Cookies In A Jar

If someone in your life likes cake-like cookies, this is the jar for them. 

These Grinch-inspired cookies have a green tinge and crimson sprinkles on top. They’re soft, chewy, and so tasty, they’ll make your heart grow three sizes.

19. Cowboy Cookie Mix in a Jar

These are classic oatmeal cookies studded with chocolate chips.

They’re undeniably delicious, but because they contain oatmeal, they’re also super hearty. Snack on these for an extra boost of energy.

20. Gingerbread Cookie Mix in a Jar

These gingerbread cookies are soft and sweet with a kick.

The spices – ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves – provide a warming sensation that makes the cookies perfect for the holidays.

21. Brownie Mix in a Jar

I know this post is meant for cookie mixes in a jar, but I can’t help it. I just have to feature these outrageously fudgy and chocolatey brownies, too.

Before gifting this out to friends, try it for yourself, first! You won’t regret it.

22. Princess Cookies in a Jar

“Pretty” isn’t enough to describe this cookie mix in a jar. But more importantly, they make delicious cookies.

Serve these jars as giveaways to a princess-themed party! They’re a certified hit.

23. Cherry, Coconut, and Pistachio Biscotti

Cherries, coconut, and pistachios band together to create show-stopping flavors. These biscotti are simply to die for. 

Dunk these in your favorite coffee for a magical experience.

24. Coconut Raisin Mason Jar Cookies 

Oatmeal, coconut flakes, and raisins are the main attraction of these cookies.

They may not appeal to a child’s palate, but for us, adults, they’re sensational. And don’t be afraid to add some dark chocolate to the mix too.

25. Mason Jar Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix

These snickerdoodles are sweet and wonderfully spiced.

Besides the flavor, the cookies’ wonderfully soft and chewy textures will also get you hooked.