Serves: 9
Total Calories: 449

JAR INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda

ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup melted butter, slightly cooled
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-x-9-inch baking pan, and set aside.

2. Place all of the jar ingredients in a medium-sized bowl, and stir until well combined. Set aside.

3. Place the butter, egg, and vanilla extract in a large bowl, and stir until well mixed.

4. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, and mix with a spoon until well combined.

5. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown in color.

6. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into bars. Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

CREATING THE JAR
1. Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar.

2. Layer the ingredients in the jar as shown below, pressing firmly with a flat-bottomed object, such as a tart tamper or the bottom of a narrow glass, after each addition. Make the layers as level as possible.

TOP of the jar
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 tea spoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup all-purpose flour
BOTTOM of the jar

3. Secure the lid, and decorate as desired (see The Basics: 06-Creating the Jars DECORATING THE JAR). Attach the instructions for making the cookies found in the Gift Jar Tags chapter.

From "The Mason Jar Cookie Cookbook." Copyright 2002 by Lonnette Parks. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 9
Total Calories: 449
Calories from Fat: 196

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