A Cookie Basket is a Sweet Gift Idea
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by: KimAllarie
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Has someone been sweet to you? Return the favor by giving them a cookie gift basket. Cookies are a universal favorite, beloved by all ages. The variety of cookies available is endless and you'll have a lot of fun arranging and decorating this tasty treat.
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.
Select a striking basket or cookie tin and assemble your treats in a pleasing pattern. Wrap your gift basket in some decorative cellophane or a gift basket bag, and tie it up with a huge bow. Then add a small card with a special note of appreciation. These personal touches will make your gift more meaningful.
You might want to have a theme for the decorations on your cookie gift basket. For birthdays, use fun, festive colors and include some birthday candles or party favors in with the cookies. Christmas calls for red and green, and pretty satin or velvet ribbons and bows. At Halloween , you can wrap up cookies shaped like ghosts and pumpkins, and use orange and black for your decorations.
Different occasions also call for different flavors. Spices such as ginger and cinnamon are ideal for Christmas cookies. Halloween and Thanksgiving cookies could be pumpkin flavored.
If your recipient has special dietary needs and can't eat products with gluten or wheat, or possibly sugar, you'll need to find an alternative. There are places you can purchase specially formulated cookies for these restrictions. It might be easiest to get a recipe for a cookie treat that will be perfectly acceptable to the recipient, and bake some up. You can also use certain types of sugar substitute in baking.
A cookie gift basket is a really fun gift idea. There are so many choices of cookies and wrapping, you'll never have to give the same gift twice. And the lucky person who gets it will have just as much fun snacking on this tasty treat.
About the Author
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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