<script>
  $(document).ready(function () {
    $("#saveForm").click(function() {
      $.cookie('myCookie', $("#element_1").val(), { expires: 365 });
    });
  });
</script>

<script>
  alert( $.cookie("myCookie") );
</script>

$(document).ready(function () {
    $("#saveForm").click(function () {
        $.cookie('myCookie', $el1.val(), {
            expires: 365
        });
    });

    //set the value of the cookie to the element element_1
    var $el1 = $("#element_1").val($.cookie("myCookie"))
});

$(document).ready(function () {
   $("#saveForm").click(function() {
      $.cookie('myCookie', $("#element_1").val(), { expires: 365 });
   });
   $("#element_1").val($.cookie('myCookie'));
});