Make a Cookie Gift Basket for a Sweet Treat

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 know a lot about a person to give them a cookie gift basket, so it's a perfect present to show your appreciation to your hair stylist, a favorite teacher, the mail carrier, or the paper boy or girl. On the other hand, it's also simple to individualize a cookie basket for a loved one by picking out a favorite treat and wrapping it up in a personal manner. Both ways, you're likely to bring out a smile.

Start with fresh-baked cookies. You can bake them yourself if you have the skill and time, or pick up a selection from a favorite bakery or gourmet cookie store. The tough decision will be what type of cookies to put in your cookie gift basket. If the recipient is just an acquaintance and you don't know their favorites, get an assortment of flavors. But if it's someone you're close to and you know their likes and dislikes, splurge on their favorite indulgence.

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 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.

Likewise, you can pick the flavor of your cookie according to the occasion. Cinnamon and ginger are perfect for Christmas cookies. Pumpkin is a good choice for Halloween and Thanksgiving.

Keep in mind that there are those with special dietary needs who can't eat sugar or products containing wheat or gluten. Some bakeries have cookies to meet these and other needs such as diabetes. You can also look for a recipe that meets the person's requirements and make up a batch of your own special cookies. Sugar substitutes are available that can replace the real thing in baked products.

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.

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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.

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