Glass Etched Cookie Jar For A Homemade Holiday Gift

Ok everyone, here is a direct order from Bella Home Goods: Let's take on some true meaning of the holiday spirit, I want you to take some time out of your busy schedule to create something special this month, like a homemade craft and delicious warm baked cookies. The holidays can be busy and before you know it they pass us by so lets enjoy the reason for the season!

I have a super fun gift to make for your friends and family! Glass Etching a cookie jar and then add your favorite homemade holiday cookie recipe to the cookie jar. Below is one of our family favorites' a classic Old Fashioned Homemade Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. They bake perfectly each time we make them and I know your family will love them also.

My children get excited with our tradition of baking homemade Christmas cookies and decorating them with sprinkles and who can resist the smell of home baked deliciousness? Especially eating a few of them when they are warm out of the oven with a cold glass of milk. Yum. My wish is to make the best possible memories for them so they can look back and think I remember growing up how wonderful our family Christmases were together and have those warm and fuzzy feelings that they will one day repeat with they're children and grandchildren.

Best Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies Ingredient List
1 1/2 cups of flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter, 2 sticks
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon hot water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups quick oats

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Sift together flour, soda and salt.
In a separate bowl, cream together salted butter and sugars; add eggs, one at a time.
Stir in hot water, vanilla and flour mixture.
Add remaining ingredients; mix well.

Drop two teaspoons of cookie batter using the pampered chef medium scoop onto baking sheet.(*best baking tool)
Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes.

Now onto the fun craft part! I went to HomeGoods and they have a big selection of cookie jars shaped in a cylinder or the old fashioned glass cookie jar would be gorgeous to decorate. The cylinder jar I found at HomeGoods was $5. Next, I stopped off at Michael's craft store and picked up some Martha Stewart glass etching cream and the tool to apply the etching cream and then picked out an adhesive Martha Stewart stencil.

Clean surface of your glass that you would like to etch with rubbing alcohol and then you can apply the adhesive stencil to where you would want to apply your etching design. When you apply the etching cream apply it heavily on top of the stencil and you leave the cream on for 15 minutes solid. Any less and the cream will not etch the glass. Then you wash the cream off under water in your sink and you can reuse your stencil again by rinsing it off as well. Place your glass in the dishwasher to sanitize and then it is ready to fill with your fresh baked cookies! It is so gorgeous and really easy, I am so happy to share how awesome this turned out! When you apply the cream you do have to wear protective gloves so not to irritate your skin.

Enjoy! Your Friends and Family will be happy with this gorgeous and thoughtful gift for the holidays that won't break the bank.