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[cherry]

I used to years ago, when my kids were small. I always made choc chip cookies for them, because they were their favs

My mother always made peanut butter and oatmeal cookies and put them in a cookie jar

She said her mother always had 2 cookie jars. one for vanilla cookies and the other for brown cookies

I can't indulge now so we don't have one. I think they are nice though. It's fun to be able to get a fresh tasting cookie from the jar

[dex]

My cookie jar has oatmeal in it...don't bake anymore either.

[chickenbutt]

I have a 'Felix the Cat' cookie jar, but I've never put cookies in it.  I'm too weird about storage so any time I do have cookies, I put them in Lock & Lock.   I know - I'm a nut.  I like soft cookies, so this is probably why it works better that way.

One of the grocery store I frequent makes these coconut pecan cookies, to which I am addicted so I try to not buy them too often.  I'm such a nut for anything coconut.  

[beckyb1012]

The one in my kitchen is the one my Mom had in her kitchen from the time she married my Dad until I married in 1981.  She knew I would start putting cookies in it again after it just sitting mostly empty for long periods until holidays or get togethers came around.  It got quite a bit of use in my home now it just as my potholders sitting on top of the lid for opening the oven's door ect.......

[sidsmom]

Giggle.

Love the innocence of this forum at times.

Just re-listened to "Goodies" by Ciara...hits it. 

[deepwaterdotter]

The cookie jar that sits atop my refrigerator was a gift to my maternal grandmother at her wedding shower.  It dates to the 1920's.  I keep some of her handwritten recipe cards for cookies and other desserts in it.  When I pass it will go to my niece.

[hockey mom]

I have a pumpkin cookie jar out now with Chips Ahoy cookies in it. 

[RedTop]

I have never used a cookie jar, although I have several, including the one from my maternal grandmothers kitchen.   

[Moonchilde]

No cookie jar - they don't last that long with me. Never had a cookie jar as a child either - no parental or grandparental cookie bakers. Whenever I cross paths with a Toll House cookie store or a good local bakery, I buy and moderately gorge choc chip with nuts. Also love snickerdoodles, and oatmeal without raisins or chips- just oatmeal, and maybe cranberries or cherries. And at the bakeries who still do them, iced decorated sugar cookies.

Most of the time, I want chewy cookies, not crisp or crunchy. 

On the rare (nowadays) occasions I make cookies it'll be the Toll House recipe.

[Kachina624]

I used to love to bake and made my son many yummy batches of cookies.  Then he informed me he really preferred Oreos.  So much for my "mother earth" image.