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Surprise your friends this year with a homemade gift: a recipe-in-a-jar.

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Curried Lentil Soup Ingredient List

In a 3/4-liter glass jar, layer: 2 bay leaves; 1 dried chile pepper; 2 teaspoons turmeric; 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder (sealed in a plastic bag or sachet); 5 sun-dried tomatoes (not oil-packed); 1/2 cup red lentils; 1/2 cup yellow lentils; 1/2 cup red lentils; 1/2 cup yellow lentils

Curried Lentil Soup

This warm spiced soup is a gift friends and family will be thankful for.

Get the Recipe: Buttery Dal

Blue Cornbread with Pineapple Ingredient List

In a 1-liter glass jar, layer: 4 chopped dried pineapple rings; 1 cup dried blueberries; 1/2 cup fine yellow cornmeal; 1 cup blue cornmeal; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 2 teasopoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt

Blue Cornbread with Pineapple

Turn anyone into an adventurous cook with this unusual twist on a classic.

Get the Recipe: Blue Cornbread with Pineapple

Super-Chunky Christmas Cookies Ingredient List

In a 1 1/2-liter glass jar, layer: 1 cup toasted shredded coconut; 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks; 1/2 cup chopped cashews; 1 cup white chocolate chips; 3/4 cup red and green M&M's; 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon salt

Super-Chunky Christmas Cookies

Cookie mix is the perfect holiday gift. With the addition of butter, sugar and eggs, these cookies bake up in a flash.

Get the Recipe: Super-Chunky Christmas Cookies

Holiday Panettone Ingredient List

In a 2-quart glass jar, Layer: 1/2 cup diced candied orange peel, 3/4 cup dried cherries, 3/4 cup golden raisins, 3/4 cup diced dried apricots, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon active dry yeast, 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt

Holiday Panettone

Making holiday bread is easy with the help of a mix.

Get the Recipe: Holiday Panettone

Spiced Hot Cocoa Ingredient List

In a 50-ounce glass jar, layer: 2 cups confectioners' sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cardamom, 2 cups Dutch-process cocoa powder, 2 cups confectioners' sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla powder (available at baking-supply stores), 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper