If you're the procrastinating type, then it's likely you've barely given thought yet to holiday gifts for your friends.
Not that we're not judging — department-store shopping during the holidays can feel like a waking nightmare from which your wallet will never recover.
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But if you're ready to finally buckle down and knock out that Christmas list consider skipping store lines in favor of a homemade mason jar present. These cheap and useful little jars make thoughtful gifts when they're filled with the makings for cookies, brownies, soups, cakes and more.
It's simple to make your own mason jar gift — just fill the jar with the dry ingredients for your favorite baked good, seal the jar and slap on a cute recipe card.
If you'd rather leave the work up to the experts, we've gathered 12 mason jar recipes you can buy on Etsy.
Jar includes: Flour, white sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, oatmeal, raisins, white chocolate chips, cookie mix.
Etsy, $14.99
Samples include: Buckwheat honey, black locust honey, cinnamon creamed honey, raspberry honey, goldenrod honey and clover honey.
Etsy, $15.00
Ingredients include: Vanilla, butter, sugar, chocolate, flour, eggs, oil, water, baking soda, cocoa, infused sugars and salt.
Etsy, $32.00 for four jars
Jar includes: Flour, sugar, brown sugar, chocolate and cookie mix.
Etsy, $14.99
Jar includes: Choice of two or three chocolate cupcakes, vanilla buttercream and candy cane pieces.
Etsy, $8.00 for two cupcakes
Jar includes: Flour, sugar, brown sugar, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, cookie mix, baking soda and salt.
Etsy, $14.99
Jar includes: Sugar and cocoa.
Etsy, $14.00
Jar includes: Vegetable pasta, rice, barley, lentils, split peas, macaroni, beef bouillon, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, minced onion and recipe card.
Etsy, $14.50
Jar includes: Graham crackers, marshmallow, chocolate chips, cookie mix, white sugar, brown sugar, flour, baking soda and salt
Etsy, $14.99
Jar includes: Peanut butter cups, choice of two or three chocolate cupcakes, sweetened peanut butter and chocolate frosting.
Etsy, $8.00 for two cupcakes
Jar includes: Graham, pecan, coconut, chocolate chip, oats and raisins.
Etsy, $12.00
Jar includes: Kosher salt, sea salt, sun-dried chilies and lime zest.
Etsy, $7.00
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