Ingredients

  • For Jars
  • 1 quart canning jar with a lid and ring
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup dried, finely chopped cherries
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • Additional Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk or milk
  • 1 egg lightly beaten

Method

  • TO MAKE JARS FOR GIFTING:
  • Add 1 1/2 C all-purpose flour to the jar.
  • Then 1 Tbsp of baking powder.
  • And 1/4 tsp salt.
  • Quickly slide the jar back and forth on the table to pat down the ingredients with vibration. Going forward you'll continue to do this after you add each ingredient.
  • Add 1 1/4 C old-fashioned oats to the jar and then quickly slide the jar back and forth on the table.
  • Sprinkle in 3/4 C finely chopped dried cherries, and then vibrate the jar again.
  • Add 1/4 C sugar, and then shake the jar back and forth on the table.
  • Finally, add the chocolate chips.
  • Using a spoon or a small mallet, gently pat down the ingredients.
  • Fill any of the remaining headspace with a ball of plastic wrap so that it's a tight fit in the jar.
  • Cut-out a 5"x5" swatch of a favorite material and close it between the jar's lid and ring.
  • Using ribbon or yarn, tie the directions card to the jar.
  • TO BAKE:
  • Combine jarred ingredients in a medium mixing bowl, breaking apart cherries with your fingers as needed.
  • Stir in 1/2 C (1 stick) melted butter, 1/3 C milk or buttermilk, and 1 egg beaten.
  • Spread the dough out into a rectangle that is about 1/3 inch thick and then cut into 12 triangle shapes. Spread the triangles out on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350°F oven for 16-18 minutes.