10 Tips for Christmas Cookie Packaging

Everyone enjoys receiving yummy food gifts during the holidays. Make your presents look as good as they taste with these easy, budget-friendly cookie packaging ideas.

Simply stated: Place cookies in glassine bags or wrap individually in cellophane, and tie with colorful ribbons.

Recipe: Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies

Pile a holiday mug or wide juice glass high with cookies, and remind guests that they can fill the glass with milk for dunking.

Recipe: White Chocolate-Cashew Coffee Biscotti

Package cookies in small wooden boxes lined with colorful tissue paper.

Recipe: Louisiana Pecan Balls

Dress everyday items, such as recycled paper egg cartons or takeout boxes, with holiday decorations. Use colorful muffin liners to individually pack your Christmas cookies.

Recipe: Pecan Snowballs

Wrap cookies in wax paper, secure with a ribbon, and tie a cookie cutter to the ribbon.

Recipe: Cinnamon-Sugar Cookies

Fill inexpensive containers (such as Mason jars) with cookies, seal tightly, and top with a bow. Or, put cookies in a paper bag, fold over the top, punch two holes, string ribbon through the holes, and tie a bow.

Recipe: Raspberry Pinwheels

Heap cookies into inexpensive tins lined with tissue or parchment paper (retro tins with holiday scenes, galvanized tins, or red and silver tins).

Recipe: Chinese Almond Cookies

Stack cookies in a colorful bowl, and wrap with cellophane. This way, you're giving two gifts in one.

Recipe: Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies

Stack cookies onto a pretty saucer from a flea market, wrap with cellophane, and tie with a ribbon.

Recipe: Linzer Cookies

Line a small holiday basket with napkins of your choice, and fill with cookies.

Recipe: Lebkuchen