Cookie jars are great additions to any kitchen. Not only can choosing among the variety of unique cookie jars to add a touch of whimsy or sophistication to your kitchen décor, but they are a great way of keeping those homemade or store bought cookies fresh and within easy reach.
No matter what style of kitchen you have, or how it is decorated, there is a cookie jar that will fit nicely with your specific kitchen and your own sense of style.
In fact, some people find cookie jars so cute that they actually collect them.
Cookie jars come in all shapes and sizes and can be purely utilitarian in looks, or can be made to resemble animals, cartoon characters, people, and even such things as space ships.
Most people associate cookie jars with visiting relatives and enjoying special treats.
Or they simply have nostalgic memories of a specific jar sitting on their family’s kitchen cabinet, filled with tasty treats to enjoy after school or with a glass of refreshing lemonade on a hot summers day.
However, keeping cookies in a cookie jar serves a more functional purpose than just creating those memories that they will last a lifetime.
Cookies jars are good at keeping cookies whole while freeing up space in your cupboard.
Helping Dieters Resist Temptation
For dieters, they may also serve the purpose of having those cookies out of sight to help avoid temptation.
Imagine seeing a package of cookies right before your eyes every time you open a cupboard?
Aren’t you tempted to take just one?
However, when your cookies are inside a cookie jar, particularly one that isn’t see through, you won’t feel that your will power is being tested every time you cook a meal or reach for a can of soup.
It’s not that you don’t know that the cookies are there, it’s just that when they are not constantly in your face, you tend to forget about them, unless you already have “cookies” on your mind!
Of course, there is also something to be said for lifting that lid off the cookie jar, reaching inside and pulling out a cookie.
Perhaps it’s just that it reminds us of the simple pleasures of childhood.
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