Just tried out the "Friendship Brownie Mix" in-a-jar recipe we're giving to friends and teachers this year. Yum! We'll have to make more!

Friendship Brownie Mix in a Jar recipe

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 cup vanilla chips
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup granulated sugar

Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Layer the ingredients in a wide-mouth quart jar.
Decorate jar and include the following instructions on a gift tag:

Friendship Brownie Mix:
Combine contents of jar with 3 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 2/3 cup vegetable oil. Pour into greased 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 35 minutes.

By Luvn29 on Saturday, December 15, 2007 - 10:00 pm:

Thanks! I'll definitely be using this!

By Nicki on Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 03:22 am:

Thanks, Trina. We are going to try this, too!

By Dawnk777 on Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 08:28 am:

Sounds yummy!

By Conni on Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 08:55 am:

I bet these look cute! Thanks for sharing. I might try making them.

By Trina~moderator on Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 10:30 am:

Forgot to mention...

I couldn't find any vanilla chips that were nut free, so I just used 1 cup of chocolate chips. It worked out fine.

I happen to have left over holiday/festive fabric from last year that I'm going to use to put on the tops of the jars. I bought it at Wal-Mart for cheap. I printed up business card size tags in Print Shop with fancy paper I had on hand. All I need now is to get some matching yarn or raffia to tie the tags on. If I happen to remember, I'll post a pic of the finished product.

By Trina~moderator on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 02:54 pm: