How do you wrap your cookies?

[westjenn]

I am in 3 cookie exchanges this year! How do you guys wrap your cookies when you give them as gifts? Given the fact that I have to make easily over 150 cookies--- what would a cute, yet economical way to wrap them?

 

[Skippy123]

They have those red or green plastic plates and I use the super saran wrap at Costco it last years and stays sticky and put a bow on top. 150, eek!

 

[Honey228]

From Martha Stewart:

1. Pudding molds lined with parchment make excellent vessels for soft chocolate truffles.

2. Long, lidded bread pans, swathed in bright taffeta or velvet ribbon, are the perfect container for delicate cookies like biscotti.

3. A paint box, found in art-supply stores, displays a variety of different cookies in mini cupcake liners.

4. Heavy-duty square cake pans with notched corners are perfect for securing crisscrosses of ribbon or rickrack over parchment-paper lids.

5. Even clear plastic airtight containers make pretty packages when dressed up with lengths of ribbon.

There are other ideas on the website. I''m lazy and just buy those printed cellophane bags. I put a few of one type of cookie in a bag and then I give people one bag of each type of cookie.

 

[tabu]

I usually buy, or re-use tin cans, like big ones that you get already premade stuff in, then that person can re-use it and so on. That way too, the cookies stay fresh and dont get squished

 

[westjenn]

Thanks guys! All really good ideas!

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 12/19/2008 11:27:08 AM
Author:westjenn
I am in 3 cookie exchanges this year! How do you guys wrap your cookies when you give them as gifts? Given the fact that I have to make easily over 150 cookies--- what would a cute, yet economical way to wrap them?

Wow, you''re going to be busy! For that many, Skippy''s idea is the best. Cute plastic plates with saran wrap and a bow. Nothing too fancy because if the people you''re giving the cookies to have families like mine (specifically children), the cookies will be gone in ten minutes!

 

[Elmorton]

For my cookie exchange, we did 1/2 dozens, so I put mine in cute cellophane bags - 25 for $1 at a the dollar store. They even came with the little wire closures like bread bags have. I think almost everyone had the same idea, though I don''t know where everyone else got theirs.

Another woman gave her cookies in these cute gladware containers with penguins on them- 2 for $1 at the dollar store (but I thought that sounded kinda pricey, considering mine were much, much less than that pp).