I wanted to give boxes full of Christmas cookies for some gifts
this year! Here's how I did it....
First of all, I started early
with my baking. Around Halloween, to be exact, and put
one kind of cookie in the freezer each week.
I bought clear storage boxes with hinged lids, cut parchment
paper to line the bottoms and printed off a label and used a
craft stamp to finish off the look.
A day or two before delivery, I pulled everything from the freezer
and arranged the cookies in the boxes.
Finish off with pretty ribbon.
Then the fun part comes...playing Christmas Elf and
delivering the goodies to ones you love.
My boxes went to bosses and coworkers, teachers, aides,
Sunday School helpers, and our attorney.
Nineteen in all.
A pretty, yet affordable, gift!
So fun!
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Remember me talking about Christmas bloopers like
tree lights not working and burnt crusts?
I had a few doing these boxes! lol.....
First, I got to the stage of filling the boxes with cookies
and realized my labels were missing the Lemon Sugar
Cookies. ha. Had to reprint, restamp and reattach.
Second, my dear Alex sneaked and ate all of the peppermint
bark from three of the boxes while I was out one evening.
Fortunately I noticed and fortunately I had just enough
extra to fill the empty spots again.
It always pays to have a little more than you need! :)
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How are you coming along on any Christmas prep?
I'm happy to report that my shopping, decorating and
baking is done! The only thing left on my list is
the gift wrapping, and for once I'm not going to
grumble as I throw it together very late on
Christmas Eve. haha. Much better!
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