Festive Food Gifts

By: Allrecipes Staff

Creative gifts from your kitchen

Soup Mix in a Jar

Don't care for sweets? Soup mix in a jar is a thoughtful gift for cold winter nights.

Don't Forget the Dog-Lovers

Collect cookie cutters in dog-friendly shapes--bones, fireplugs, squirrels, shoes--and prepare these treats.

More Ideas & Helpful Links

Pack cookies, quick breads, fruit cakes, peanut brittle and other treats in cake tins, brightly colored cellophane or decorative gift bags. Many craft stores carry holiday patterned food-safe wraps and gift basket supplies.

From flavored vinegars and homemade liqueurs to fruitcakes, quick breads, cookie boxes and candies to hot drink mixes and soup mix recipes, there's something for everyone on your gift list.

Infused Vinegars, Condiments and Flavorings

Flavored vinegars will keep for six months or more.

Homemade Liqueurs

For more recipes, see our Homemade Liqueurs article.

Home Canning

Marmalades, chutneys and preserves make wonderful gifts, and are a welcome change from richer sweets.

Hot Drink Mixes

Attractive jars of cocoa mix, hot tea and coffee drinks tied with colorful ribbon are lovely as host/hostess gifts or tucked into a gift basket or Christmas stocking.

Cookie Mixes in a Jar

Layer the dry ingredients in a one-quart wide-mouth canning jar so that each layer is distinct. The ingredients should have different colors and textures for the best contrast. Include the recipe and baking directions on the label or gift tag.

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Linda54494

Jul. 15, 2009 6:56 pm

This is nother real good batch of recipes, I did not put them in jars for the cookies and brownies I make them complete and the family liked them. The drinks or pancake waffle mixes I do put in jars or pastic containers and I also want to try some of these new soup recipes as it mostly serves 4 so two meals each for me and my elderly Dad that will be quick to fix and to reheat for next Day.

Mariela Does Cakes

Aug. 5, 2009 11:43 am

Thank you for all these wonderful ideas and recipes! I'm giving my sister cookie in jar for christmas and dog biscuits! She has 4 Syberian huskies, they are going to love these!