Whether you enjoy making old fashioned gifts or you are looking for a frugal way to celebrate Christmas you cannot go wrong with gifs in a jar. Everyone loves the homey warm feeling of gifts in old fashioned Mason jars.
Homemade Brown Sugar Scrub
2 Cups Brown Sugar
1 Cup White Sugar
¾ Cup Oil (almond, extra virgin olive oil, almond or sesame)
Mix the dry ingredients thoroughly and add the oil. Add until you get the text you prefer as you may want to use a little less.
Add in a few tablespoons of pumpkin pie spice for a fun scent. You can also add vanilla extract and a little honey.
You may want to consider using plastic jars as opposed to glass for this project. Any item used in the shower has a chance of falling and breaking. Not a very good thing in the shower.
Homemade Cocoa Power Mix
Ingredients
2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup powdered nondairy creamer
1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Measure all of the ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk them until they are evenly blended.
Store the mix in a tightly covered container at room temperature until you’re ready to package it. Makes about 4 cups of mix.
Cupcake in a Jar
Ingredients
Use you favorite cake mix or mix up a batter from scratch.
Frosting
Sprinkles
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Use baking spray or grease and flour the mason jars.
Fill jars 1/2 full with cake batter
Line up the jars on a cookie sheet
Bake for about 20 minutes.
Let cupcakes cool completely and be careful since the glass will be very hot.
Make sure you tie a pretty Christmas ribbon around the jars and add a tag with the directions for the Hot Cocoa Mix.