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Recommend your Cookies!
Oh yeah. . I'm talking about cookies! 
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Funding is a little tight this christmas, so I was thinking about maybe sending cookies / treats to some of our family and friends versus the individual gift that could get pricey.
Thoughts or suggestions?
Has anyone done this before? I've never shipped cookies before so this will be pretty new for me.
Re: Recommend your Cookies!
I do not really ship cookies, but we often receive shipped cookies from my family (iced sugar cookies).
My mom often makes snickerdoodles for the holidays.
I'm a big sender/giver of cookies. In one of the previous posts, for anyone that I'm not really sure what they'd want in terms of a gift, I generally give something edible--and I'm a decent baker, so I try to make them myself. I also send cookies out to my sorority house in Indiana every year for recruitment, so I'm pretty familiar with the best ways to send them out.
Will you actually have to send them via USPS or will you be able to hand them to the recipient? The hardest part to most of my cookies is actually making the dough--the decorative part usually flies by. And the good thing with most of my cookies is that once you make the dough, you can usually freeze it until you are ready to decorate. (Since my schedule is so busy during the holidays this is CLUTCH for me.)
As far as the actual cookies themselves? I try to stick with classics--decorated sugar cookies (I think I use Martha Stewart's recipe--I think I add a smidge of almond extract if hers doesn't already include it) in all different shapes, chocolate chip, oatmeal chocolate chip, Linzer Tarts for my family (more labor intensive and expensive than some of the others, since I use a recipe that calls for lots hazelnuts), and another walnut cookie that covered in confectioners sugar (they look like little snowballs--but unlike the Italian version that adds anise, my recipe is the Polish version that is sans-anise). While I know chocolate chip cookies aren't "traditional" holiday cookies, I figure if I'm giving them to a family, the kids will surely enjoy them. I use my Grandma's recipe for the last 2 cookies. If you want them, I'll be happy to check the recipe tonight and PM you tomorrow.
I also get ambitious and try to make some truffles or bark to go along with the cookies this year. I think it's Lawren that has good experience with the truffles and someone else on here (maybe not anymore) that is the bark expert.
Good luck!
I made these last night for our neighborhood cookie exchange and to bring in the office as my Xmas present to my department. I ended up making 4 batches in less than 90 minutes. I love how quick, easy and cheap these are! And they get rave reviews. Last year I went overboard and made a Xmas cookie assortment for my coworkers. Everyone wanted the recipe for these- the easiest ones!
Just so you know, 4 batches is almost 3 boxes worth of cereal. So it is A LOT! For the cookie exchange we put about 2 cups worth in little baggies. And then for the coworkers I brought in a gigantic bowl with baggies so people could bring some home with them.
Awesome ladies! Thank you
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I'll be having to ship the cookies / treats if this is the route I go. Maybe I make a batch or two this weekend of new cookies / treats and see how it goes
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