Jars are meant for cookies.

Cookies are meant for jars.

Ahhhhh the beauty of a “cookie Jar.”
IMG_9835

I had wayyyy too much fun putting my jack-o-lantern cookies in a jar.

Then some of my genius cookie friends blew my mind with their “parts of parts” cookies.

Munchkin Munchies made an adorable Thanksgiving treat with her “Turkey Cookie in a Jar.”
You have to see it assembled.  Cutest turkey I ever did see!

turkey in a jar
I’m pretty sure kids would love this as much as building a real snowman! 
Meaghan is so rad, she has a Sugarlicious book coming out.  I can’t wait!
snowman

Then I saw these Mr. Potato Head cookies from Oh, Sugar! Events.  
This little toy was what got my brain thinking about this stuff, then Angela went and made it!
Perfectly executed, wouldn’t you say!!!  I think these would be the BEST at a Toy Story party!

potato head
I can’t tell you how happy I was to see each of these ideas because that IS the beauty of blogland!  Sharing ideas and creativity is so rewarding.  I am constantly inspired by these and other cookie ladies so I felt, for a second that I was “giving back to the cookie universe.”  Oh man, that was dramatic.  But I really am in love with all of these cookies, and their jars.  

So I now I have all of these Holiday cookie ideas in my head.  But Valentine’s really stumped me.
I thought of cupid…  But I just couldn’t bring myself to make parts of a little cherub.  I knew it would involve a bare bootie cookie and I just didn’t go there.  So although these aren’t cookies to be assembled, I still dig the way my Valentine cookies look in a jar.

There are valentines, lace, hugs and kisses (xoxo), roses and love notes all bottled up!
IMG_9838

And I love to top it off with a spray painted lid, great ribbon and a tag!
IMG_9836

A tag which you can download here if you are doing this project.
IMG_9849

And also!  My friends at eighteen25 posted an adorable tag today that could also be used for your cookies in a jar.

So make those cookies and buy those jars guys!  (I got mine at Target).  If you’re doing jar cookies, or “parts” cookies, I’d love to see them!  Send me an email or comment.  Keep it alive cookie makers!!!

Pretty soon we’ll be doing Make-your-own-Leprechaun and Build-a-Bunny cookies!
Won’t you join me?