Packing Cookies
One of the most commonly shipped food items at Christmastime has got to be cookies!
I’ve always used metal tins. Would love to hear other ideas too!
I now wrap each kind of cookie (4-6 at a time) in double layers of plastic wrap. It works well to make little stacks that fit the height of the tin. I use an adhesive gift tag on each little stack with the name of the type of cookie on it.
I line the tins with bubble wrap or scrunched up tissue paper on the bottom. I then put in a sheet of heavy duty foil or plastic wrap that is large enough to wrap back over all the cookies once the tin is full.
Then I put in heaviest cookies first and so on. Once I’ve got as many cookies as possible in the tin, I fill in any odd spaces with crunched up tissue paper so nothing can shift. Then I fold over trailing ends of piece of foil I put in first and seal down lid.
When packing tin in box to be shipped, if possible, pack them in their own boxes, large enough that there is 2 inches of cushion that can be filled with packing material. If I’m packing with other gifts I just try to make sure there is plenty of “cushion” around the tin. I’m thinking of packing tins in their own little boxes this year and THEN adding to large boxes with rest of gifts.
OR I might ship them on their own, paying a bit more to get them there sooner and letting rest of gifts arrive later. Haven’t decided
Regardless, I seal the box well and mark Perishable/Fragile.
I have also heard that putting a tortilla shell in the bottom of the tin will help keep cookies soft and fresh. Has anyone ever tried this?
This year, I am not only baking my cookies ahead then freezing but I am going to go a step further and wrap them in the little bundles before freezing. That way I can pull them out of the freezer bags and pop in the tins still frozen.
Does anyone ship cookies or other foods internationally? Tips on that?
