This Christmas, I'm trying to be a little more Pinteresty. I already debuted my hot chocolate bar {here} and I had the best time putting it together. When my family told me how touched they were that I did that for them, I wanted do it again! It feels good to do nice things for other people and Pinterest is chalk full of ideas for just that. Also, I'm a little over this gift card craze and wanted to give special gifts with homemade touches, even things that people could enjoy together.
One of the gifts I put together and have already given twice is this Christmas cookies gift box. Since people usually do their holiday baking before the 25th, I delivered the box to my aunt, uncle, and cousin over the weekend when I babysat. My hope is that they can spend an afternoon together baking and decorating cookies and create great memories with their loved ones in the process.
The great thing about this gift is that you can dress it up or dress it down. I was able to do a slightly simplified version for a nice White Elephant exchange (meaning not joke gifts) that had a price limit. I'm a big fan of baking myself and every year, I look forward to decorating holiday cookies with my family, so hopefully people can enjoy the same thing since it's literally wrapped up in a bow for them! This year I tried to focus on creating the Spirit of Christmas for people, rather than buying cliche, obligatory gifts, because Christmas is more than that!
For my aunt and uncle, I added an extra roll of gluten free cookie dough and three cookie cutters: a holly leaf, a Christmas bow, and a snowflake.
I filled the box (from Hobby Lobby) with shredded paper (Michael's) to hold everything in place and make it look nicer. I got plastic crafting ornaments from Michael's and filled them with different Christmas sprinkles. (Use a funnel!) For the cookie dough, I rolled it into a log and made sure it had a light dusting of flour (not flour for the GF roll) so it wouldn't stick to plastic wrap. I rolled it into some wrapping paper and used baker's twine to tie off the ends.
Unfortunately I didn't manage my time before leaving the house either time and didn't get to get the pictures I wanted, but you can find the original pin {here}.
Be sure to add some baking directions. I also included the royal icing I use for my melting snowman cookies. And keep the dough refrigerated until delivery.
Follow me on Pinterest @HannahLarson42.
For my aunt and uncle, I added an extra roll of gluten free cookie dough and three cookie cutters: a holly leaf, a Christmas bow, and a snowflake.
I filled the box (from Hobby Lobby) with shredded paper (Michael's) to hold everything in place and make it look nicer. I got plastic crafting ornaments from Michael's and filled them with different Christmas sprinkles. (Use a funnel!) For the cookie dough, I rolled it into a log and made sure it had a light dusting of flour (not flour for the GF roll) so it wouldn't stick to plastic wrap. I rolled it into some wrapping paper and used baker's twine to tie off the ends.
Unfortunately I didn't manage my time before leaving the house either time and didn't get to get the pictures I wanted, but you can find the original pin {here}.
Be sure to add some baking directions. I also included the royal icing I use for my melting snowman cookies. And keep the dough refrigerated until delivery.
Follow me on Pinterest @HannahLarson42.
oh, hannah, this is the cutest idea! i'm seriously thinking about doing something like this now..
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