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October 19, 2016

cookie mix gift sack | easy DIY Christmas gift idea

So I know it’s not even Halloween, but I’m already thinking about Christmas! Halloween’s fun, but Christmas is my holiday. I’m the ‘listen to Christmas music all year’ kind of person, much to my teenager’s dismay. And my big goal this year is to get my Christmas gifts made or purchased early so I can relax and enjoy the season with my family. Sure, I’ve had the same goal every year for the past 15 years and haven’t actually done it once, but hey, there’s a first time for everything, right?

Red fabric sack with cookie mix inside and tag that says \'tis the season, and measuring spoons and Christmas pick tied on

So, here I am, working on Christmas gift ideas instead of Halloween costumes. Today’s DIY gift idea is a cookie mix gift sack, perfect for giving to neighbors or teachers or friends or family (or anyone that’s hard to shop for!)

Boy holding cookie mix gift sack

Inside the cute flannel bag is a quart size ziptop bag full of Double Chocolate Mint Cookie mix. These make great gifts for the holiday season because they are relatively inexpensive, and who doesn’t like cookies? Plus, a cookie mix is often more appreciated than a plate of cookies since we’re inundated with treats during the holidays and it’s nice to be able to bake these up later on.

Cookie mix gift sacks with tags and measuring spoons lined up against a wall

I actually first shared cookie mix gift sacks on my blog four years ago, but they weren’t the cutest things in the whole world. Last year I saw these gift sacks from Celebrate Creativity and I knew I needed to up my game a bit. (Click on over there to see a bunch of different cookie mix gift sack variations!)

Cookie mix gift sack

Today I’m sharing an easy-to-put-together recipe for a Double Chocolate Mint Cookie mix, instructions for sewing up these cute flannel sacks, and a free printable tag that says “‘Tis the Season (for cookies)” on the front and gives mixing/baking directions for the cookies on the back.

Let’s start with the sacks! I used 1 yard of 45 inch wide flannel, which gave me enough fabric for 8 cookie sacks (these little sacks would be great for wrapping other small items as well!). Cut the fabric as shown in the diagram below to get 8 strips that are each 8 inches wide and 22 inches long.

Cutting diagram for cookie mix fabric sacks

Once you have your strips, you can fray the short edges by pulling out a few of the cross threads, as shown below.

Plaid flannel fabric strip folded in half, with seams marked to create a sack

Then fold the strip in half and sew down each side, using 1/2 inch seam allowance, as shown in the photo above. When you get to the last inch before the fold, angle in and sew across at a diagonal, as shown above. Backstitch at the beginning and end of your stitching. BTW, thread color doesn’t really matter (I just used white). Turn the sacks right side out.

Ok, here’s how you make the Double Chocolate Mint Cookie mix. For each mix, you will need:

  • 1 quart sized ziptop baggie
  • 1 Duncan Hines Devil’s Food cake mix (other brands will work, but I like Duncan Hines best)
  • 1 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup of mint pieces (either Andes mint pieces or Mint flavored chips will work)
  • 1/4 cup of baking cocoa (optional, but it makes the cookies richer)

Cookie mix ingredients: quart size plastic bag, cake mix, cocoa, chocolate chips, andes mint chips

Simply measure out the ingredients and pour them all into your ziptop bag.

Next, print out the gift tags. Download them by clicking here, and print at 100% or full size. I printed mine onto kraft colored cardstock. You’ll need some twine to tie up the sacks, as well as any other small items you’d like to add (I got measuring spoons for $2 from Winco and a Christmas floral pick for $.75 at Hobby Lobby, but these are definitely optional).

fabric sack, gift tag, string, floral pick, measuring spoons, scissors

Cut out the tags and glue them together so the saying is on one side and the instructions are on the other.

Cookie mix in a plaid flannel sack, gift tag, floral pick, measuring spoons

Here’s a quick video that shows me assembling the bags:

As for cost, these are not dirt cheap, but they’re also not expensive compared to many other handmade gifts. For the cookie mix and sack, plan on about $5 per gift if you’re making multiples. The measuring spoons and floral pick I added brought the total for each sack up to about $8. I think it’s worth it for how adorable they turn out.

Cookie mix gift for Christmas

Looking for more handmade gift ideas? Check out 25 DIY gifts people actually want.

steps for assembling cookie mix gift sack

Looking for more Christmas treats? Check out these posts:

25 adorable Christmas treats to make with kids

Easy Christmas Oreo pops

Christmas tree spinach dip breadsticks

How to make rocky road candy

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Easy to decorate M+M sugar cookies

The LEFT RIGHT Christmas gift exchange game (it’s hilarious!)

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  1. Sarah says

    November 28, 2018 at 4:49 pm

    Great idea for my college-student grandson and a couple neighbors! I’m going to get a couple of those adorable fleece scarves they sell at Dollar Tree to make the bags…keep the cost down!!

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  2. Patty says

    November 20, 2018 at 6:15 pm

    Love this tutorial! This would be a great teachers gift!

    I’m going to share this on DailyMomBlogs on Facebook on 12/11. I think other moms will love this too!

    Reply
  3. Tammy says

    October 3, 2018 at 1:01 pm

    Absolutely love this project! Would like to make some of these up, have tried to download your labels but it looks as though it has expired. Anyway you would be gracious and share again?
    Ha e a wonder rest of the year!

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  4. Sharon hutchison says

    November 26, 2016 at 9:25 am

    Wonderful!

    Reply
  5. Patti says

    November 13, 2016 at 6:24 pm

    This is really cute, and will be easy to make. It’s a gift I would love to receive! I plan to make a few of these for this Christmas. Thank you for sharing a fun and thoughtful gift idea.

    As a second comment, I really think the negative comment above was totally unnecessary. If you don’t like it, move on. You don’t have to be rude.

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    • Elizabeth Bouchard says

      December 19, 2018 at 12:01 pm

      I agree!

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  6. Marie says

    October 30, 2016 at 5:29 am

    how great just a gift for the one you not sure of!

    Reply
  7. Lar says

    October 24, 2016 at 11:36 am

    This is perfect for my Latchkey people. Thank you.

    Reply
  8. Joy says

    October 21, 2016 at 10:47 am

    Autumn – you’ve hit a homerun yet again! Thank you so much for this – I can’t wait to put these together for Some teacher gifts and secretary gifts!

    Reply

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