Make a Cookie Gift Basket for a Sweet Treat

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Do you need an out of the ordinary way to express your thanks to someone for a thoughtful deed? Consider giving a cookie gift basket. Cookies are a favorite treat of just about anyone, and there are so many flavors and varieties to choose from, as well as lots of fun ideas for presenting them.

You don’t have to be close to someone to give them a cookie gift basket , so it makes a great present to show your gratitude to your children’s teachers, your hair stylist, the mailman, or the newspaper carrier. But it’s easy to personalize a cookie basket for a friend or relative by getting just the right cookies and wrapping them up with a personal touch. Both approaches are certain to bring a smile to the recipient’s face.

You’ll want the cookies to be fresh-baked, so either make them yourself if you’re a talented baker, or purchase them from a quality bakery or gourmet cookie shop. The hardest decision in making your cookie gift basket will likely be what kind of cookies to choose. If you don’t know the person well, an assorted variety is the best way to go. If the gift is for your favorite “cookie monster”, and they’re crazy for chocolate well, you know what to do.

Choose an attractive basket or cookie tin and arrange your goodies decoratively. Use pretty cellophane or a gift basket bag to wrap your gift, and then tie it up with a large, colorful bow. Attach a card with a personal message. These little touches will show you care.

When packaging your cookie gift basket, you should consider having a theme. A birthday basket calls for vibrant colors and maybe some birthday candles scattered among the cookies. For Christmas, you’ll want to use reds and greens, with velvet or satin bows. If you’re giving a basket of Halloween pumpkins or Valentine’s hearts, your wrapping should reflect the season.

Similarly, you can choose a certain flavor of cookie depending on the occasion. Christmas brings to mind spices like cinnamon and ginger. For Thanksgiving and Halloween, pumpkin is the way to go.

Some people have special dietary requirements and can’t eat a sugary treat or anything containing gluten or wheat products. Look for a supplier that has cookies that are suitable for people with diabetes or other needs. Or you can find a recipe that fits the requirements and make your own. There are sugar substitutes available that can be used in baking just like sugar.

You can have a lot of fun making up a cookie gift basket, with all the cookie varieties and decorating options. And the recipient is sure to have a lot of fun eating it up.

Do you want to make your own gift baskets? Kim Allarie publishes Kim’s Basket Blog, a great source of gift basket ideas for all those special occasions throughout the year.

Mrs. Fields Deluxe Cookie Basket Sampler