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This year consider giving homemade jam gifts in the form of delicious food treats.

Most of us jam and jelly makers, give copious jars away to loved ones. Those jars are amazing gifts but we can share the flavor and amazing delight of those preserves by going beyond the jar, too.

A plate of thumbprint cookies sits on a table with another plate behind it. That image sits on top of a text block reading: 15 recipes featuring jam for easy gift giving. Below the text block are two images one of swirled bread loaf with the end sliced off, the other some cookies on plate with a jar of apple butter behind. it.

While no one is ever likely to turn down a jar of homemade preserves, it can be fun to switch it up a little now and then. Homemade jam gifts like these are also lighter and less breakable making them ideal for shipping.

These recipes while ideal for gift-giving are also great ways to use up odds and ends of jars sitting the fridge before they go bad.

Recipes that Use Up Leftover Jam

Make the most of your jars of jam either homemade or store bought with this ideal for using as jam themed gifts, easy desserts, and more.

Thumbprint Cookies

Thumbprint cookies are delightful classic cookie that are beautiful and delicious. These lovely variations are sure to inspire your cookie tray needs.

Other Cookies

Thumbprints are not the only cookie type that makes use of jam. These versions sandwhich it or spread it different and beautiful ways for delicious gift giving and more!

Bar Cookies

Make trays of bar cookies for easy cutting, serving, and giving of your jam.

Breads & Muffins

Add your jam to fluffy breads and moist muffins with the simple and beautiful bakes.

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  1. Every year I make my mom’s cookie recipe–it’s labelled ‘jelly diagonals’ but who knows if that’s what they were originally called. In our family we just call them ‘jelly cookies.’ Anyway, I always buy a jar of raspberry jam to make them with, because that’s what we’ve always made them with. It’s the only time I buy jam. But reading this post, it occurs to me that I could use any of the varieties of jam I put up during the rest of the year, and while they won’t be ‘the way they’ve always been’ they will still be delicious. Not sure why it took me so long to realize this, but thank you for the inspiration!

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