Fill a canning jar or glass container with these dry ingredients, decorate with a bow or calico lid cover and present with a recipe card for an attractive and easy-to-make Christmas gift that's sure to be welcomed. (It's okay to pack down the layers if necessary.)

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 11/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda

Mix the salt and baking soda in with the flour, then layer the ingredients into the jar. Enclose a card with the following mixing and baking directions:

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sift dry ingredients through a colander to separate the chocolate chips from other ingredients. Beat 1 cup of unsalted butter or margarine in a medium bowl. Beat sifted ingredients into butter until blended. In a small bowl, beat 1 egg with 1 tsp. vanilla. Mix beaten egg mixture into butter mixture until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter, spaced well apart, onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.