birthday party pack idea

chocolate, cranberry and chia seed cookies

Childrens' party packs are often filled with sweets and junk food - every parent's nightmare.  Of course, a one off treat is no harm but here's an idea to try for your kid's next birthday party - a DIY cookie jar!  It's so simple to make - you only need to add 3 ingredients easily found in your refridgerator/store cupboard.

step-by-step

1/4 cup (50g) butter

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla essence

add jar contents

shape cookies

bake on lined tray

benefits of a healthy diy cookie jar

• It encourages your kids to participate in food preparation.  
  
• This activity is so simple they are out of the kitchen before they can create a mess.
  
• Children are eating healthful ingredients without realising it - oats, chia seeds, dried cranberries, dark chocolate.  If you want to cut back on more fat intake, you can also substitute the butter with the same amount of applesauce/mashed bananas/prune puree.
  

howto make a diy cookie jar?

cookie jar ingredients

what you need

print sticky labels

COOKIE INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup (60g) self-raising flour
2 tbsp (26g) brown sugar
1/3 cup (40g) oat flakes
2 tbsp (14g) chia seeds
1/4 cup (40g) dried cranberries
1/2 cup (135g) dark chocolate chips

WHAT YOU NEED
empty mason jar
newspaper
twine
sticky label

INSTRUCTIONS
Fill a mason jar with all the dry ingredients in the same order as listed above.
Cover the jar lid with some newspaper and tie a string around the neck of the jar.
Print out sticky labels with instructions on what to do.