Homemade cookies that make lovely Christmas gifts (Homemade Christmas Presents)

Member Name: wildrose9104

Product:	Homemade Christmas Presents
Date:	02/10/07 (2086 review reads)
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Advantages: Has that personal touch, any kind of cookies go well, looks lovely under the tree

Disadvantages: Won't last for more than 5 minutes!

It's now that time of year when all the shops on the high street start bombarding us with their range of Christmas gifts and seasonal products. You can find practically anything, in all shapes, sizes, colours, themes... you name it. Unfortunately, over the years the hype over shop bought gifts is becoming something where it is making Christmas look quite materialistic. I find this a real shame, as for me, Christmas is one of those occasions where money and piles of gifts shouldn’t make Christmas, if you know what I mean.

That’s why a few years ago I started making homemade gifts, something that had a personal touch and something which I could put my thought, time and effort into for the people I care about and giving them something they will enjoy (my family are mad for cookies)...

One set of gifts which I made for various members of my family last Christmas was a collection of home-made cookies with a small scented tealight, presented in a box wrapped in seasonal cellophane wrap with a charm tied around the middle.

Of course you can make whichever kind of cookies you choose, however I chose to make a set of three different types –cranberry and white chocolate, white chocolate and lastly cranberry. I then wrapped 5 of each separately in clear cellophane which can be bought from a craft store.

To create the box for the cookies, I layered up the 3 stacks (of 5 cookies) and meaured the height, width and depth and transferred a simple 4 sided template onto pearl card, so when you put the cookies in the box, one side is open so the cookies can be seen and the top open as the gift is meant to stand vertically. I then decorated the box with Christmas sequins of holly and red berries and place the cookies inside and pop a tealight on the top (at the open end of the box).

The fun part was then placing the vertical box (with cookies and tealight) onto a large square of cellophane. I used clear cellophane with gold marble effects. You then gather this upwards and tie with a piece of red ribbon. On this ribbon I also threaded a small gift tag and a small silver Christmas charm. Once you’ve tied the ribbon, arrange the cellophane at the top into a fan shape and there you have it!

All of my family loved their gifts and you can’t beat the feeling of knowing that your loved ones really appreciate the time and effort you have put in and that it’s something different and unique.

Summary: Homemade Christmas cookies that are perfect for gifts.