These gluten-free chocolate chip cookies in a jar a the perfect gift for friends and family this holiday season. 
You guys are going to love these gluten-free chocolate chip cookies in a jar because they are delicious and so great for gifts.
Gluten-free chocolate chip cookies in a jar make an excellent holiday gift for anyone on your list. Not only are they easy to make and delicious to eat once baked, but they are very easy on your wallet.
It seems like as the years go by, gifts, no matter for what celebration, are becoming less personal and more commercial. This saddens me. I grew up in a neighborhood where from December 15-24th you would receive daily, if not twice daily, deliveries of homemade candies, cookies, crafts and bread as a way of saying season’s greetings to your neighbors.
My own mother would start planning what she was going to make just after Thanksgiving. You’d think she’s be tired from all that cooking she did just days before but instead, she was excited by the prospect of presenting her friends and neighbors with something sweet and from her heart. I still remember the mess all over the kitchen from the homemade turtles & chocolate covered toffee she made.
I can still smell the sweet aroma of her candies. (I have to admit that while I type, I have the movie Chocolat playing in the background and it is helping me recall the scents of my past. I highly recommend it if you haven’t seen it, but be sure to have some chocolate on hand).
I have always looked forward to the day when I would get the opportunity to do the same for my neighbors. Luckily we live in a very kind area with generous people, but even still, it is not quite the same as it used to be growing up. So I know this is a bit early in terms of preparing holiday gifts, however, I wanted you all to be able to begin saving your glass jars so that you can really make budget friendly gluten-free gifts this year.
I have lots of other cookie recipes so feel free to check them out and get creative with what you make for your loved ones. My hope with this recipe and post is that we can all try harder to be more personal in our gift giving.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 C gluten-free cup for cup flour blend
- 1 tsp. Real Salt
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 C chocolate chips
- 1/2 C pecan pieces
- 3/4 C brown sugar
- 1/2 C sugar
Instructions
- Combine the flour, salt, baking soda and nutmeg and layer in the bottom of your large jar. Top with chocolate chips, brown sugar then white sugar. Finish with the pecan pieces. Attach the following recipe for your recipient.
- Preheat oven to 375°. Beat 1 egg, 3/4 C softened butter, 1/2 tsp. gluten-free almond extract and 1 tsp. gluten-free vanilla extract together. Add the jar ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon or spatula. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto silicone mats on baking sheets or greased baking sheets. Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy warm with a cold glass of milk or eggnog. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
When searching for a gluten-free cup for cup flour blend, there are many great ones out there. I recommend Bob’s Red Mill 1-for-1 gluten-free baking flour, Cup4Cup flour blend or even my friend Sarah’s recipe if you are wanting to make it homemade.
Who wants to win?! Enter below…
I’ve joined a bunch of my gluten-free food blogger friends for a Virtual Gluten-free Cookie Exchange.
Check out all 12 recipes in our virtual gluten-free cookie exchange, listed in the order they appear in the photo, left to right, row by row:
Gluten-free Oatmeal Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies by My Gluten-Free Kitchen
Gluten-free Gingerbread Kiss Cookies by Gluten Free Palate
Snowball Cookies by Allergylicious
Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Mint Cookies by Meaningful Eats
Cinnamon Stars by Life After Wheat
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies in Jar by This Vivacious Life
Crock Pot Bark with Salted Peanuts by What the Fork
Candy Cane Cookies by gfJules
Coffee Flour Cookies by Flippin’ Delicious
Snickerdoodle Cookies by Veggie Balance
Lemon Cranberry Cookies by Vegetarian Mamma
Gluten Free Vegan Rasberry Pinwheel Cookies by Sarah Bakes Gluten Free
If you love this recipe, be sure to check these out…
Gluten-Free Soft Frosted Sugar Cookies
*Photos by Amie Pendle
Hi, I’m wondering if I can leave out the nutmeg. I’m not sure my friends’ kids would like it. Can I substitute something else or just leave out? Thanks!
You can most definitely just leave it out. 🙂
Thank you! Making some soon!
Can you explain what “cup for cup of flour blend” means? Thank you!!
Hi Susan,
Sure! It is any gluten-free flour blend that says “can be used cup for cup in regular recipes”. Cup4Cup is a brand but most other companies offer a variation of this. Bob’s Red Mill & Pamela’s Products both have a cup for cup flour blend as does Namaste and many others. Hope that helps. 🙂
What size jar do you recommend?
Thanks
I think I just used a regular quart size canning jar…
Such a great gift idea!
Cookies in a jar is one of my favorite things to gift and receive!
I also love cookies in a jar & think it’s such a great idea as a gift giveaway, especially when taking someone’s allergies into consideration! Great recipe…these look delicious Chandice.
This is such a lovely gift! They look delicious. GF Holiday baking is one of my favorite traditions.
My favorite holiday activity is going to a Victorian country Christmas with my Mom, Sister and Nieces It has a bunch of vendors that sell just about everything for Christmas.
I like lighting the menorah and playing dreidel. =)
My favorite holiday activity is singing Christmas carols.
I love baking with my kids.
I love looking at holiday lights and decorations at night.
My family loves board games together!
Our favorite cookie is triple chocolate chip!
Our favorite holiday activity is playing the dreidel game. =)
My favorite holiday activity is going to see A Christmas Carol every year, and also gathering with my family.
I’ve been looking for a cookie in a jar recipe for gifting. Can’t wait to give this a try!
Watching Christmas movies with the fam!
One of my favorite holiday activities is baking cookies with my grandsons and handing them out to friends, neighbors and family.
My favorite activity is going to Christmas Eve church service.
I enjoy getting the family together for a delicious Christmas dinner together.
We’re so busy during the holidays that honestly my favorite thing is just chilling with my husband and two dogs on the couch, watching something on NetFlix.
My favorite holiday activity is baking treats for my friends.
Decorating the tree with all of the special ornaments!
Decorating the Christmas tree with my family is my favorite Christmas activity.
Cookies in a jar is a fun idea! I think my favorite Christmas activity is baking Christmas cookies!!
We build a homemade gingerbread house (gluten free, of course!) every year! My kids love it and so do I!
Making and decorating gingerbread houses.
I love decorating the Christmas tree!
long and fancy breakfasts with family
My favorite holiday activity is decorating my home for Christmas
I love taking the long way home after Christmas Eve services looking at the lights.
I love wrapping presents with family! Although we do have to split up at some point to wrap the ones we have for each other secretly.
I love wrapping presents with family! Although we do have to split up at some point to wrap the ones we have for each other secretly.
My favorite holiday activity is firing up the oven and baking! It warms up the house and our hearts!
Since we travel for work, home bound activities are king. We cook/bake & binge watch all holiday season.
I enjoy baking. Thank you for the nice giveaway!
Playing games with my family all Christmas and the day after Christmas!
My favorite holiday activity is watching Christmas movies.
Going out to see christmas lights
My favorite Holiday tradition is decorating the tree together listening to Christmas music!
I absolutely love this! We get so many treats over the holidays that it would be fun to receive a mix like this to bake whenever we want.
We love to make hot cocoa and drive around looking at Christmas lights.
Favorite holiday activity is skiing.
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We love watching Christmas movies.
Our favorite holiday activity would be after dinner to play different card games or board games with our whole family.
Making sugar cookies!
The childrens’snativity play and Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at church.
Christmas caroling
Love baking Christmas cookies with my kids!
I really enjoy being together with my family and baking Christmas goodies!
I love driving around town and looking at decorations!
I love decorating.
I enjoy baking cookies!
I love participating in a cookie exchange with my family and friends.
I love baking holiday cookies with my family.
making cookies, in my pj’s, while listening to Christmas music!
Making cookies, wrapping presents.
Sugar cookies are my favorite.
I love baking for friends and family.
My favorite is taking family pictures.
My favorite holiday activity is decorating our tree while listening to Christmas music!
My favorite activity is planning the holiday meal- I love picking out cheese and dips and different goodies!
My favorite holiday activity is attending our local “Winter Festival” at my kids school.
My favorite holiday activity is decorating the Christmas tree.
My favorite is opening the Advent calendar each day
My favorite holiday activity is being with my family, experiencing the Joy of Jesus…
I love giving gifts to others!
I enjoy driving around looking at Christmas lights.
It’s a ton of work but I love making tamales with my sister every year.
Looking at Christmas lights!
Decorating is my favorite holiday activity.
My favorite holiday activity would probably have to be cooking and baking! I also like making DIY homemade gifts.
I love singing Christmas carols together.
I love going around to see the local light displays.
I love decorating the tree, and the house.
Do you have any idea on the “shelf life” of the Gluten Free cookie mix once placed in jars?
If sealed nice and tight I’d say 3 months or so…