Holiday Cookie Jars

Everyone loves a holiday. Express that love in your kitchen d￩cor with a holiday cookie jar. Come winter, spring, summer or fall, there are plenty of cookie containers to choose from, no matter what the season. Halloween and Christmas tend to dominate the holiday cookie jar market. But never fear, there are a few out there for Valentine's Day, Fourth of July, St. Patrick's Day and, yes, Easter. Though, Thanksgiving cookie jars tend to be a bit scarcer.

Holiday cookie jars can range in price from under $25 to over $100, depending on make, model, age and material. Materials can range from ceramic and porcelain to glass and plastic. Collectors will have a heyday with all the different varieties on the market. And everyday consumers will appreciate all the gift-giving options for friends and family & or to decorate their own homes with!

You can find hearts and cupids for Valentine's Day, leprechauns and shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day, and cute little bunnies and chicks for Easter. The Fourth of July brings about a patriotic spirit with red, white and blue editions, star-spangled designs, and even Uncle Sam.

Halloween brings forth all sorts of spooks and surprises in cookie jar designs with ghosts, witches and black cats. Of course, it wouldn't feel like October without pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, and characters like Frankenstein making a grand appearance.

But Christmas and the winter season take the cake for probably having the most available options on the market. From oodles of Santas and snowmen to Christmas trees, villages and holiday-dressed moose, the opportunities are virtually endless. You can find all kinds of role-playing Santa cookie jars, like Cowboy Santa, Fireman Santa and Fisherman Santa. There's even some from the movie Nightmare before Christmas. However, if you're looking for holiday advertising or logo cookie jars, be forewarned that they are few and far between.

So, whatever holiday tickles your fancy, know that there's a cookie jar made just for you. From plastic to glass and porcelain to ceramic, your options are wide open. Be sure to check back here in 2006 to find all your favorite holiday cookie jars for sale.