Packing Cookies for Shipping

11.20.12

Happy Tuesday, y’all! Welcome to Day 18 of

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Today’s guest poster is one of my longest time blog crushes, idols and blog friends.

I remember the first time that I spotted those copper curls… those amazing, never to be mistaken for another, copper curls across the room at TechMunch in Austin, I couldn’t wait to go say Hi.

Bridget is as warm and adorable in person as her blog, her very well known blog would lead you to believe. She is also sweet, humble, funny and I swear y’all.. that hair of hers… I’m kind of surprised that her amazing hair doesn’t already have a blog dedicated to it.

If you aren’t already a follower of Bridget’s delicious and inspirational blog Bake at 350, well… you should be. Bridget’s AWESOME book – is one of the food inspired giveaways that one of y’all can win!!!!

Hope y’all have been enjoying all the deliciousness that these wonderful guest posters have been sharing!

Don’t forget to stop by According 2 Kelly to get some Craft inspiration and Skip To My Lou for your daily does of Sewing inspiration, plus the links to the other 2 amazing giveaways we have going on!!!

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Packing Cookies for Shipping

So, your cookies are baked and decorated. Time to ship to friends and family for the holidays.

Wait. What? Ship?!? It’s scary, right? You’ve spent hours planning/baking/decorating all of those cookies only to plop them in a box and cross your fingers that they don’t break in transit? I’m here to tell you…there’s a way to ship them with confidence. You just need the right supplies.

{Photo credit for shipping supplies: uline.com}

Start with the cookies (obviously). I like to put each one in an individual treat bag & tie with ribbon,
next, grab a document-style box and line with a sheet of foam,
place a single layer of cookies in the box,
top with foam,
add another layer of cookies,
place a layer of foam on top and close the box,
place the document box into a larger shipping box padded with packing peanuts.
Ship away!

This is my tried-and-true method after many broken cookie heartaches.

Here’s a video for you, too!

Shipping cookies. You can do this.

Oh! And don’t forget to enter the giveaway. (I know the author of the cookie book. I’ll vouch for her.)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This is what you can win! Yay!

a $100 credit to Sweet Baking Supply Co.
Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots by Nicole Young
Decorating Cookies by Bridget Edwards
Food Photography for Bloggers by Matt Armendariz

Happy Baking!

43 comments

Alyssa @ Books Take You Places - November 20, 2012 - 7:41 AM

This is FANTASTIC! I always send cookies and though I have had success in the past it is always scary and frustrating trying to find a way to ensure no breakage! Thanks for the tips!

Megan - November 20, 2012 - 8:03 AM

This is a great giveaway, thanks for the tips on how to ship cookies.

Kacey Shoupe - November 20, 2012 - 8:10 AM

Thanks for the tips and the great giveaway! I don’t ship very often, but it’s always nerve-wrecking when I do.

Lisa - November 20, 2012 - 8:10 AM

Your Cookies look delicious! And they would look great on any Thanksgiving table!

trish martin - November 20, 2012 - 8:14 AM

I will definitely try packing my cookies as suggested above. Thank you!

Nyssa - November 20, 2012 - 8:23 AM

I wish I could, bake to be able to ship cookies

Kim G - November 20, 2012 - 8:24 AM

Thanks for the give away. Looking forward to trying out.

Linda - November 20, 2012 - 8:24 AM

Thanks for the help on packing Cookies!

Lisa - November 20, 2012 - 8:25 AM

Great giveaway! Thanks

Carolyn S. - November 20, 2012 - 8:27 AM

Thanks for the packing tips!

Tokemise - November 20, 2012 - 8:27 AM

Great information on how to pack cookies that will get there unbroken! Thanks for the chance at the giveaway.

Carla - November 20, 2012 - 8:28 AM

Love your cookies!

Anne S. - November 20, 2012 - 8:37 AM

I do something similar when I sent cookies to my nieces and nephews!!
Thanks for the tutorial! I love your blog!

Debbie - November 20, 2012 - 8:47 AM

Looking forward to lots of happy deliveries

Ashley - November 20, 2012 - 8:51 AM

Thank for the awesome video and give away.

Carol - November 20, 2012 - 8:53 AM

Great idea for shipping cookies. I’d never thought of double packing them.

Tara of Mad Max and Family - November 20, 2012 - 9:35 AM

Thanks for the tips! And wow those cookies … !!

Now, first step for me: make cookies. Hah!

-Tara

http://madmaxandfamily.blogspot.com
http://blog.chron.com/madabouttown/

Doreen D Bechan - November 20, 2012 - 9:45 AM

Thanks for the tips on shipping cookies. This will be my first time shipping. Thanks for an awesome giveaway!

Susan Theriot - November 20, 2012 - 9:48 AM

Thanks foe the great tips and great giveaway!!!

Rena - November 20, 2012 - 10:09 AM

How awesome! Thanks!

Robin Moran - November 20, 2012 - 10:09 AM

Great Giveaway! Would love to win!

JeNae Clegg - November 20, 2012 - 10:22 AM

This is the way I should ship my cookies to my brother across the country!

Stephanie Brocious - November 20, 2012 - 10:34 AM

Awesome advice for shipping cookie creations this year! Thank you!

Cecily - November 20, 2012 - 10:38 AM

I like to seal mine in food saver bags, they stay fresh longer. Then again my sister in australia is a ways away. I like your video.

Jeannine DiBart - November 20, 2012 - 12:42 PM

this is a great giveaway! And thanks for a great blog post, too:)

Carol - November 20, 2012 - 2:11 PM

Thanks for the shipping tips! I will be sending cookies from Ohio to NYC in a few weeks.

Catherine - November 20, 2012 - 2:53 PM

This is just was I was looking for! Thank you!

Angie K - November 20, 2012 - 3:02 PM

Thanks for the chance!

Michaela - November 20, 2012 - 4:24 PM

I need to learn to make cookies that cute! Then I will really have something worth shipping!

Laurie m - November 20, 2012 - 4:26 PM

The thought of shipping decorated cookies terrifies me!!!! What a great book too.

Laurie m - November 20, 2012 - 4:30 PM

One day my cookies might look like this

barbara n - November 20, 2012 - 5:20 PM

I love to bake cookies of every kind…especially at the holidays

Joan - November 20, 2012 - 5:43 PM

Isn’t there something that you could use besides those g*d-awful peanuts? They get all static-y [is that a word?] and we all know they are hard on the landfills. But, other than that, there are some good ideas here.

Stacey - November 20, 2012 - 7:38 PM

This is so timely! Just the other day a friend in England asked us to ship him some cookies. I was wondering how in the world I could do that without them being cookie crumbles! Thanks so much for sharing.

Lorraine - November 20, 2012 - 7:40 PM

Hope I win!!!

Donna Ingalls - November 20, 2012 - 8:57 PM

Thanks for the helpful packing tips. Now I know my cookies will arrive safely. Thanks for the great giveaway.

Candice Cannon - November 20, 2012 - 10:06 PM

Thank you so so much. I will certainly use this method of shipping cookies in the next couple weeks. Perfect timing!

Patricia - November 21, 2012 - 12:46 AM

Wow, your cookies look awesome! Thanks for the packing tips

bridget {bake at 350} - November 21, 2012 - 5:30 AM

Hi Joan!

You can buy biodegradable peanuts…my local packing store sells them, as well as Uline.com. Or, if you want to go really crazy, use air-popped popcorn. Just make sure you skip the butter.

Happy baking!

Laura in Texas - November 26, 2012 - 2:49 PM

So glad Bridget and Rachel are together in one blogpost it must be Christmas at the same time great minds think alike!! I’m always looking for good ways to ship cookies, thanks!

Angie R. - November 28, 2012 - 9:58 PM

Great tips and thanks for the giveaway!

Stacy johnson - December 4, 2012 - 9:14 PM

This would be so amazing to win for many baking projects with my homeschoolers!

Stacy johnson - December 4, 2012 - 9:15 PM

I liked the packing tips…thank you so much!

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