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Mailing Cookies

nursejulia — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:45:05 GMT

This year I am planning to mail some Christmas cookies to a friend. I have never done this, and have no idea of how to pack them so they arrive in decent condition. All suggestions welcome! Thank you.

Re: Mailing Cookies

TuesdayTaylor — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:47:49 GMT

Julia, I was just wondering the same thing! Thanks for asking, I'm sure we'll get some help.

Re: Mailing Cookies

go2girl — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:52:37 GMT

Surround the cookies with mini-marshmellows. They provide the perfect cushion for your cookies. Grandmother used that trick years ago when mailing holiday cookies and we still use it today.

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TuesdayTaylor — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:58:11 GMT

I love that idea! Cute!

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Kachina624 — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 21:03:59 GMT

It's not just the packaging, it's also important to select recipes with results that are not too brittle and fragile. Some are more suitable than others. Select carefully or your recipient may end up with a box of crumbs.

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StylishLady — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 22:50:00 GMT

Cookies are probably a lot easier to ship than a pie. One time I sent a pecan pie to my son in law by request. We packed it as best could be and it suffered only minor damage. Next time I sent him and our daughter the fixings and a recipe.

Re: Mailing Cookies

marky — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 02:09:20 GMT

If the cookies are small enough you can put them into an empty Pringles can. You could surround them with the mini marshmallows that someone else recommended.

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Bellabutterfly — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 04:03:45 GMT

I myself, have used "Pringle" containers. I decorated the outside with different christmas wrap. The cookies packed perfectly and looked really pretty.

Re: Mailing Cookies

JeanLouiseFinch — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:33:54 GMT

@go2girl wrote:
Surround the cookies with mini-marshmellows. They provide the perfect cushion for your cookies. Grandmother used that trick years ago when mailing holiday cookies and we still use it today.

This is ingenious!

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debic — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:09:40 GMT

I try and pack them tight and then put paper towels to the top. Bubblewrap or shredded butcher paper in the box. I do ship rosettes, but I'm sure they never show up intact. People always want them tho. I used to ship a lot, but life got in my way of it and I never started again.

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Peggyfs — Wed, 18 May 2016 16:31:49 GMT

Try packing with popcorn. My mom always sent food surrounded by popcorn when I was in college---almost 50 years ago. Cookies plus popcorn--what a treat!!!!

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beach-mom — Wed, 18 May 2016 16:50:40 GMT

During the school year, I send cookies to DS every two weeks while he's away at college. He is on the other side of the country, and I don't want them to go by "pony express," so I send them priority mail. Here's what I do FWIW:

I buy large freezer containers - each one will hold 12 cookies. I line them with wax paper, stack the cookies with a layer of wax paper between each, and put a final layer of wax paper on top. Then I use PACKING TAPE wrapped around the outside (I learned to do this the hard way!) I can fit 2 of these containers in the large priority mail box from the US post office. I fill in with crumbled newspaper, or sometimes socks or some other clothing item. I put a layer of newspaper on the bottom and on the top.

I mail the box out Tuesday at noon, and he will get it sometimes late Thursday, and sometimes Friday. The college mail room closes at 4 on Friday and doesn't reopen until Monday, so I have to get it there before Friday. (I learned that the hard way too!)

At first I just taped the lids with scotch tape. Then one time they arrived with the lids off and the cookies all out. Also, one time I mailed them on Wednesday. They sat in the mail room all weekend, and when he picked them up Monday they were like eating little bullets! I also tried using UPS, and that was a lot more expensive.

He shares them with his friends and dorm-mates and says they rarely last through the weekend!

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Ruthie-Roo — Thu, 19 May 2016 18:01:15 GMT

I haven't read all of the comments, but I am certain you got some awesome advice! Here is a book I remember checking out from the library: The Flying Brownie: 100 Terrific Homemade Food Gifts for Friends and Loved Ones Far Away, by Shirley Fan, 2013. I haven't sent cookies and other baked goods to loved ones for a long time, and I am sure not an expert. So, unfortunately, I can't offer much help. But this book, in addition to the comments here, should set you on a great path. Good luck and have fuin!

P.S. I forgot.... From the book's description on the "A" site, it says it offers not just recipes, but guidance in packing, rules and regulations on mailing the packages off, and so on.

Re: Mailing Cookies

Noel7 — Thu, 19 May 2016 21:15:03 GMT

I mailed a lot of cookies to my daughter in college and when she interned in DC.

IMO the trick is to wrap each cookie separately in Saran wrap then use bubble wrap around the batch.

ITA that the type of cookie counts. Chocolate chip work well.