Choose a Gift Tag

Wrap it Up

1. It's a wrap: Clear or coloured cellophane bags show off your edible gifts with ease and elegance. You can find cellophane bags at your local craft or dollar store.
2. Box it up: Big or small, plain or patterned, boxes are inexpensive and widely available at craft, dollar and home accessories stores. to prevent gifts from sticking to or staining boxes, be sure to line with parchment paper, a greaseproof paper available at grocery stores.
3. Keepsake: Save cookie tins of all shapes and sizes throughout the year or buy inexpensive jars, baking pans or small, colourful buckets at local craft, dollar or home accessories stores. the packaging becomes a gift, too.
4. Tie one on: Ribbons and bows provide that finishing touch to any present. Save ribbons as you get gifts or buy rolls of inexpensive ribbon at a fabric store. Use them to tie on gift cards or extra treats, such as a seasonal cookie cutter, christmas tree ornament or a trio of cinnamon sticks.
5. Date: Don't forget to date the gift so people will know when it was made. If there is a date it should be used by, included that too.
6. Attach a card with the instuctions on how to finish the recipe if necessary or provide the original recipe if you are giving a finished product.
7. Add a touch of winter green to your gift. A bit of greenery such as a twig or artificial mistletoe tucked under the name tag adds festive flair.
8. If you are sending cookies through the mail consider these special storage and shipping tips.